Hassan (also spelled Hasan, Hassane, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hasin, Hassa, Hassann, Hasa, Hasso, Cassin, Chassan, Chasan, Khassan, Khasan, Cassan, Casan, Hasaan, Alassane, Lassana, Lacène, or Lansenou) (Arabic: حسن, Ḥasan) is a masculine Arabic given name.
As a surname, Hassan may be Irish, Scottish, Arabic or Hebrew (see Hassan (surname)).
Etymology and spelling
The name Hassan in Arabic means 'handsome' or 'good', or 'benefactor'.
There are two different Arabic names that are both romanized with the spelling "Hassan". However, they are pronounced differently, and in Arabic script spelled differently.
The more common name حَسَن Ḥasan (as in the name of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad's grandson al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N, has two short vowels and a single /s/. Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن al-Ḥasan, incorporating the definite article al-, which may be omitted in modern Arabic names.The name حَسَّان Ḥassān, which comes from the same Arabic root, has a long vowel and a doubled /sː/. Its meaning is 'doer of good' or 'benefactor'. It is not used with the definite article in Classical 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 Hassan with a single a, and reserving the spelling with doubled a for the latter name, or romanizing the former as Hasan and the latter as Hassan.
King al-Ḥasan of Morocco (officially romanized as Hassan, with a double ss, due to the influence of French orthography) is an example of the former. The early Islamic poet Ḥassān ibn Thābit is an example of the latter. In the original Arabic, the two different names are easily distinguished.
List of variant spellingsIn Hebrew: חסןIn Arabic: حسن, حسانIn French: Hassan, Hassen or HacenIn Spanish: Hassan, Hassán, Hacen, Hacén, Jassan, Jassán, Jasan or JasánIn Italian: Cassan, Cassano, Cassani, Gazzano, Gazzani, Gassano, Gassani.In Turkish: HasanIn Bosnian: HasanIn Albanian: HasanIn Azerbaijan: HəsənIn Kurdish: HesanIn Sub-Saharan Africa: Lassana, Alassane and Lacen, derived from al-Hassan.In Somali: XasanIn Macedonian: HasanIn Croatian or Serbian: Asan or HasanIn Bulgarian (in Cyrillic): ХасанIn Russian (in Cyrillic): Хасан, Хассан, Хассен, Хэссан, ГасанIn Finland: Hasanen, with the Finnish ending for surnames, -en.In China: HaHacine Cherifi, former French boxerAbu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada, also known as Muley Hacén in SpanishHasan al-Askari, eleventh Imam of Twelver Shi‘ismal-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, prominent early Islamic scholarHasan ibn Ali, the First Grandson of the Muḥammad and son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the Fourth Caliph of IslamHasan Čengić, Bosnian former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense MinisterHasan Cetinkaya, Swedish footballerHasan Corso, an Italian who was part of the army of janissaries in the Turkish armyHasan Doğan, Turkish 37th president of the TFFHasan Gemici, Turkish sports wrestlerHasan Güngör, Turkish sports wrestlerHasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actorHasan Izzet, Ottoman generalHasan Kabze, Turkish footballerHasan Minhaj, American comedianHasan Muratović, former Bosniak rector of the University of Sarajevo and former prime ministerHasan Bülent Paksoy, Turkish scientistHasan Polatkan (1915–1961), executed Turkish politicianHasan Salihamidžić, a Bosnian football midfielderHasan Sönmez, Turkish footballerHasan Şaş, Turkish footballerHasan Ali Yücel, Turkish Minister of EducationHasan Shabir, Leader of the Gandi's Lovers cultHasson Arbubakrr, a former NFL and CFL playerPrince Hassan, Served as Crown Prince of Jordan under King Hussein's reignHassan II of Morocco, the father of the current King of MoroccoHassan Adams, NBA playerHassan (C&C), General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuityMuse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle, Somali politician and former army GeneralHassan Assad, real name of professional wrestler Montel Vontavious PorterHasan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim BrotherhoodHassan Abdillahi, Somali journalist and activistHassan Abshir Farah, former Prime Minister of SomaliaHassan Heshmat (born 1920), Egyptian sculptorHassan Johnson, American actorHassan Jones, former professional American football playerHassan Mohammed Abdirahman, real name of Somali singer-songwriter Aar MaantaHassan Nader, retired Moroccan footballerHassan Nasrullah, leader of HezbollahHassan Al-Qazwini, Islamic Center ImamHassan Roshdieh, Iranian teacher, politician, and journalistHassan Rowshan, Iraniamanagerial Hansen all coach, manager, and former playerHassan Shamsid-Deen, American football playerHassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of SomaliaHassan Kamel al-Sabbah, a Lebanese electrical and electronics research engineerHassan Whiteside, American basketball player, NBA playerSalah-Hassan Hanifes, a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the KnessetHassane Alla (born 1980), Moroccan footballerHassane Azzoun (born 1979), Algerian judokaHassane Brahim (born 1989), Chadian footballerHassane Dicko, Burkina Faso politicianHassane Hamadi, Comorian politicianHassane Kamara (born 1994), Gambian footballerIbrahim Hassane Mayaki (born 1951), Niger politician and Prime MinisterSaid Hassane Said Hachim (born 1932), Comorian politicianHasaan Ibn Ali, American jazz pianist and composer, born William Henry Langford, Jr.Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946), the 29th Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of BruneiHassen Bejaoui, Tunisian soccer playerHassen Gabsi, a Tunisian soccer playerKhasan Baroyev, Russian wrestler of Ossetian originKhasan Dzhunidov, Russian footballerKhasan Isaev, Bulgarian freestyle wrestlerKhasan Israilov, Soviet Chechen journalist and poetKhasan Mamtov, Russian footballerKhasan Yandiyev, Russian judgeKhassan Baiev, Chechen-American trauma surgeonĤassan, in the film A Girl Named Maĥmood