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إِحْسَان
Ihsan
ih-SAAN
“Excellence; goodness.”
About Ihsan
Ihsan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "excellence; goodness" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-س-ن. Ihsan is the third dimension of Islam (after iman and islam) — to worship Allah as if you see Him.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Ihsan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ihsan
- What does the name Ihsan mean?
- Ihsan (إِحْسَان) means "Excellence; goodness". From the Arabic root ح-س-ن. Ihsan is the third dimension of Islam (after iman and islam) — to worship Allah as if you see Him.
- Is Ihsan a name from the Qur'an?
- Ihsan does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ihsan a boy or a girl name?
- Ihsan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Ihsan come from?
- Ihsan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-S-N.
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