Hassan

See also: hassan

English

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan, “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”).

Proper noun

Hassan (countable and uncountable, plural Hassans)

1. Alternative form of Hasan.

Synonyms

• Hasan bin Ali

See also

• Hussein

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَسَّان (ḥassān, “doer of good”).

Proper noun

Hassan (plural Hassans)

1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.
   • 2025 June 6, “Soccer players given two-game bans after concealing anti-homophobia badge”, in CNN‎^[1], sourced from Reuters, archived from the original on 26 July 2025:

     Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Nemanja Matic and Le Havre striker Ahmed Hassan have each been handed two-game bans with a further two matches suspended after they concealed Ligue 1’s anti-homophobia insignia on their shirts, the French top-flight said.

Alternative forms

• Hassaan

Etymology 3

From Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán, “cantor”), possibly via Ladino hassan.

Proper noun

Hassan (plural Hassans)

1. A Jewish surname from Hebrew.

Etymology 4

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOsáin.

Proper noun

Hassan (plural Hassans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• Hassans Walls

Etymology 5

From the nearby temple.

Proper noun

Hassan

1. A district and city in Karnataka, India.

Anagrams

• Ahsans, Ansahs, Sansha

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑ.sɑn/
• Hyphenation: Has‧san

Proper noun

Hassan m

1. a male given name from Arabic