Hassan (given name)
Encyclopedia
Hassan is a masculine Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

.

As a surname, Hassan may be Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

, Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 or Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...

. See Hassan (surname)
Hassan (surname)
Hassan Hassan Hassan (also spelled Hasan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hasin, Hass, Hassa, Hasa, Haas, Cassin, Chassan, Chasan, Chasson, Chason, Khassan, Khasan, Cassan, Casan, Hasso, Hassanein, Hasnen, Hassani, Hasani,...

.

Etymology and spelling

The name Hassan in Arabic means 'handsome', 'good' or 'benefactor'.

There are two different Arabic names that are both romanized with the spelling "Hassan," although they are pronounced differently and in Arabic script spelled differently.
  • The more common name حسن Ḥasan (as in the name of Muhammad's grandson al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī
    Hasan ibn Ali
    Al-Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ‎ is an important figure in Islam, the son of Fatimah the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and of the fourth Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hasan is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt and Ahl al-Kisa...

     ) has two short vowels and a single /s/. Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic
    Classical Arabic
    Classical Arabic , also known as Qur'anic or Koranic Arabic, is the form of the Arabic language used in literary texts from Umayyad and Abbasid times . It is based on the Medieval dialects of Arab tribes...

     is الحسن al-Ḥasan, incorporating the definite article al-, which may be omitted in modern Arabic names.

  • The name حسّان Ḥassān has a long vowel and a doubled /sː/. Its meaning is 'doer of good'. It is not used with the definite article in Arabic.


In the romanized spelling "Hassan," it is not possible to distinguish which of the two names is intended. The ambiguity can be removed by romanizing the former name as "Hasan" with a single s, and reserving the spelling with doubled s for the latter name.

King al-Ḥasan
Hassan II of Morocco
King Hassan II l-ḥasan aṯ-ṯānī, dial. el-ḥasan ettâni); July 9, 1929 – July 23, 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999...

 of Morocco (officially romanized as "Hassan" due to the influence of French orthography) is an example of the former. The early Islamic poet Ḥassān ibn Thābit
Hassan ibn Thabit
Hassan ibn Thabit was an Arabian poet and one of the Sahaba, or companions of Muhammad. He was born in Yathrib , and was member of the Banu Khazraj tribe. According to tradition, he was the court poet to Muhammad.-Life:...

 is an example of the latter. In the original Arabic the two different names are easily distinguished.

List of variant spellings
  • In French
    French language
    French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

    : Hassan, Hassen or Hacen
  • In Spanish
    Spanish language
    Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

    : Hassan, Hassán, Hacen, Hacén, Jassan, Jassán, Jasan or Jasán
  • In Italian
    Italian language
    Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

    : Cassan, Cassano, Cassani, Gazzano, Gazzani, Gassano, Gassani.
  • In Russian
    Russian language
    Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

     and Bulgarian
    Bulgarian language
    Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...

     (in Cyrillic)
    : Хасан
  • In Hebrew transcription: חסן
  • In Arabic
    Arabic language
    Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

     transcription
    : حسن‎
  • In Armenian
    Armenian language
    The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

    : Hassanian or Hasanian
  • In Sub-Saharan Africa
    Sub-Saharan Africa
    Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...

    : Lassana, Alassane
    Alassane
    Alassane is a given name or surname that is an alternative transliteration of Al-Hassan, and may refer to:* Abdou Alassane Dji Bo , Nigerien judoka* Alassane N'Dour , Senegalese football player...

     and Lacen, derived from al-Hassan.
  • In Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

    : Hasanen for Hassan, derived from the Arabic Hassan and the Finnish ending for surnames EN.
  • In Turkish
    Turkish language
    Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...

    : Hasan
  • In Bosnian
    Bosnian language
    Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....

    : Hasan (as a given name) / Hasanović (as a surname)
  • In Albanian
    Albanian language
    Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...

    : Hasan (as a given name) / Hasani (as a surname)
  • In Macedonian
    Macedonian language
    Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...

    : Hasanovski (as a surname)
  • In Croatian
    Croatian language
    Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...

    /Serbian
    Serbian language
    Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....

    : Asanović/ Hasanović (as a surname)
  • In China
    China
    Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

    : Ha for Hassan, derived from the Arabic Hassan.
  • In Kurdish
    Kurdish language
    Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....

    : Hesan

People

  • Hassan Adams
    Hassan Adams
    Hassan Olawale Adams is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association.-High school career:...

    , NBA player
  • Hassan II of Morocco
    Hassan II of Morocco
    King Hassan II l-ḥasan aṯ-ṯānī, dial. el-ḥasan ettâni); July 9, 1929 – July 23, 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999...

    , the father of the current King of Morocco
  • Prince Hassan, Served as Crown Prince of Jordan under King Hussein's reign
  • Hassan (C&C), General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuity
  • al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī
    Hasan ibn Ali
    Al-Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ‎ is an important figure in Islam, the son of Fatimah the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and of the fourth Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hasan is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt and Ahl al-Kisa...

    , the first grandson of Muḥammad and son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
  • Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada, also known as Muley Hacén in Spanish
  • al-Ḥasan al-‘Askarī
    Hasan al-Askari
    Hasan al-‘Askarī was the eleventh of the Twelve Imams. His given name was Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Muhammad...

    , eleventh imam of Twelver Shi‘ism
  • Hasson Arbubakrr
    Hasson Arbubakrr
    Hasson Arbubakrr is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League . He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL Draft...

    , a former NFL and CFL player
  • Hassan Assad, real name of professional wrestler Montel Vontavious Porter
  • Khassan Baiev
    Khassan Baiev
    Dr. Khassan Baiev is a Chechen-American trauma surgeon who upheld the Hippocratic oath to treat thousands of civilians and combatants on both sides of the First and Second Chechen Wars, including Russian soldiers and Chechen fighters....

    , a Chechen-American trauma surgeon
  • Hasan al-Banna
    Hassan al-Banna
    Sheikh Hasan Ahmed Abdel Rahman Muhammed al-Banna known as Hasan al-Banna was a schoolteacher and imam, best known for founding the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest and most influential 20th century Muslim revivalist organizations.-Early life:Banna was born in 1906 in Mahmoudiyah, Egypt...

    , founder of the Muslim Brotherhood
  • Khasan Baroyev, a Russian wrestler of Ossetian origin
  • al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, a prominent early Islamic scholar
  • Hassen Bejaoui
    Hassen Bejaoui
    Hassen Béjaoui is a Tunisian football goalkeeper.- Career :Bejaoui played for a few clubs, including CA Bizertin, Stade Tunisien and CS Sfaxien. He currently plays for CA Bizertin and participates in the Arab Champions' League.- International :Bejaoui played for the Tunisia national football team...

    , a Tunisian soccer player
  • Hassanal Bolkiah
    Hassanal Bolkiah
    General Haji Sir Hassan al-Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei and the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam...

    , the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
  • Hasan Čengić
    Hasan Cengic
    Hasan Čengić is the former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

    , Bosnian former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister
  • Hasan Cetinkaya
    Hasan Cetinkaya
    Hasan Cetinkaya was a footballer from Sweden. He works today as a sports agent-External links:*...

    , Swedish footballer
  • Hacine Cherifi
    Hacine Cherifi
    Hacine "Billy" Cherifi is a former French boxer of Algerian origin.Cherifi, known as "Billy", began his pro career in 1989 and challenged for the WBC Super Middleweight Title in 1997 against Robin Reid, losing a split decision...

    , a former French boxer
  • Hasan Corso
    Hasan Corso
    Hasan Corso was the mayor of Algiers and caliph of Salah Rais.Corso was born on the island of Corsica. When he was five years old, he was taken and sent away to Istambul, and was introduced to the Janissaries. There, he was educated in the Muslim religion, Turkish language and given military...

    , an Italian who was part of the army of janissaries in the Turkish army
  • Hasan Doğan
    Hasan Dogan
    Hasan Doğan was the 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation. He died of a heart attack in Bodrum, a popular tourist destination in southwest Turkish Riviera, where he was on vacation...

    , Turkish 37th president of the TFF
  • Khasan Dzhunidov
    Khasan Dzhunidov
    Khasan Sharpudiyevich Dzhunidov is a Russian footballer. In 2011, he last played for the Russian Second Division team FC Rotor Volgograd.-Career:...

    , a Russian footballer
  • Hassan Abshir Farah, former Prime Minister of Somalia
  • Hassen Gabsi
    Hassen Gabsi
    Hassen Gabsi is a Tunisian football right winger.He was a member of the Tunisian national team during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Clubs:*1994-2001: Espérance*2001-2003: Genoa C.F.C.-External links:* at National Football Teams...

    , a Tunisian soccer player
  • Hasan Gemici
    Hasan Gemici
    Hazan Gemici was a Turkish sports wrestler and trainer, who won the gold medal in the flyweight class of men's freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Olympics....

    , Turkish sports wrestler
  • Hasan Güngör
    Hasan Güngör
    Hasan Güngör , is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Middleweight class and a trainer...

    , Turkish sports wrestler
  • Salah-Hassan Hanifes
    Salah-Hassan Hanifes
    Salah-Hassan Hanifes was a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Progress and Work between 1951 and 1959.-Biography:...

    , a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset
  • Hassan Heshmat
    Hassan Heshmat
    Hassan Heshmat is an Egyptian sculptor. He studied and graduated from the Porcelain Academy in Germany in 1958. His art reflects patriotic and emotional themes....

     (born 1920), Egyptian sculptor
  • Khasan Isaev
    Khasan Isaev
    Khasan Isaev is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler.He became Olympic champion in 1976 in the freestyle light flyweight class.-References:...

    , a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
  • Khasan Israilov
    Khasan Israilov
    Khasan Israilov was a Chechen nationalist, guerrilla fighter, journalist, and poet who led a Chechen and Ingush rebellion against the Soviet Union from 1940 until his death in 1944....

    , a Russian-Chechen journalist and poet
  • Hasan Izzet
    Hasan Izzet
    Hasan Izzet Pasha was a general of the Ottoman Empire.-Early life:...

    , Ottoman general
  • Hassan Johnson
    Hassan Johnson
    Hassan 'Iniko' Johnson is an American actor/producer from Staten Island, NY, born November 19, 1976. His most noted performance was appearing on the HBO program The Wire as Roland Wee-Bey Brice. His first acting role was in the 1995 Spike Lee film Clockers. He also had a significant role in the...

    , an American actor
  • Hassan Jones
    Hassan Jones
    Hassan Ameer Jones , he played for the Clearwater High School Tornadoes, and is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 5th round of the 1986 NFL Draft . A 6'0", 195-lb. wide receiver from Florida State, Jones played in 8 NFL seasons from 1986...

    , a former professional American football player
  • Hasan Kabze
    Hasan Kabze
    Hasan Salih Kabze is a Turkish international footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Montpellier HSC. Formerly, he played for Bucaspor, Çanakkale Dardanelspor, Galatasaray SK and Rubin Kazan.-Galatasaray:...

    , Turkish footballer
  • Khasan Mamtov
    Khasan Mamtov
    Khasan Inalbekovich Mamtov is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC Khimki. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2002 for FC Nart Cherkessk.-References:...

    , a Russian footballer
  • Hassan Nader
    Hassan Nader
    Hassan Nader is a retired Moroccan footballer who played as a striker.-Club career:Nader started his career with local club Wydad AC Casablanca, before starting an European adventure in 1990–91 with La Liga team RCD Mallorca...

    , a retired Moroccan footballer
  • Hassan Nasrullah, leader of Hezbollah
  • Hasan Bülent Paksoy, Turkish scientist
  • Hassan Al-Qazwini
    Hassan Al-Qazwini
    Hassan Al-Qazwini is the leader of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, largest mosque in North America, representing the Twelver Shi'a branch of Islam.- Family :...

    , Islamic Center Imam
  • Hassan Roshdieh, an Iranian teacher, politician, and journalist
  • Hassan Rowshan
    Hassan Rowshan
    Hassan Rōshan is an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player. He usually played as a striker. As of 15 July 2011, He is Head of Technical Committee of Esteghlal.- Early life :...

    , an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player
  • Hassan Kamel al-Sabbah
    Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah
    Hasan Kamel Al-Sabbah, sometimes referred to as Camil A. Sabbah, was an electrical and electronics research engineer, mathematician and inventor. He was born in Nabatieh, Lebanon. He studied at the American University of Beirut. He taught mathematics at Imperial College of Damascus, Syria, and at...

    , a Lebanese electrical and electronics research engineer
  • Hasan Salihamidžić
    Hasan Salihamidžic
    Hasan Salihamidžić is a Bosnian football midfielder currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.-Early life:His father Ahmed and mother Šefika gave him the nickname "Braco" meaning "little brother" in Bosnian since Hasan has an older sister, hence his current nickname "Brazzo". He...

    , a Bosnian football midfielder
  • Hasan Sönmez
    Hasan Sönmez
    Hasan Sönmez is a Turkish footballer who is currently a free agent.-External links:*...

    , Turkish footballer
  • Hassan Whiteside
    Hassan Whiteside
    Hassan Niam Whiteside is an American basketball power forward and center for the Sacramento Kings. He was drafted 33rd to the Kings in the 2010 NBA Draft. He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd.-Early life:Whiteside played middle school basketball in Gastonia, NC...

    , NBA player
  • Khasan Yandiyev
    Khasan Yandiyev
    Khasan Yandiyev was a Russian judge who served as the deputy head of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia. Yandiyev presided over the trials of a number of corrupt government officials and Islamic fundamentalists and rebels in Ingushetia, one of Russia's poorest and most troubled provinces.Khasan...

    , a Russian judge
  • Hasan Yılmaz
    Hasan Yilmaz
    Hasan Yılmaz is a Turkish singer. He is from the "Ankaralı" school of Turkish ethnic music.-Discography:* Alivericem - "I Will Buy It"...

    , Turkish singer
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK