Gender:
Origin:
Arabic
38 famous people named Husayn found on Wikipedia.
95 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
7253-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
5361-th in year 2016
Used in: Arabic
Hussein (also spelled Husein, Husejin, Husejn, Husain, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Hüseyin, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hosein, Hossein, or Husseyn) (Arabic: حُسَين, Ḥusayn), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N, is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Shias. In some Persian sources the forms Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein are used. On the Subcontinent or South Asia, the form used is "Hussain" or "Hossain" in the Bengal region.
This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he named his grandson Hussein ibn Ali, saying he had been commanded to do so by the archangel Gabriel.
Diminutive of Hasan: good looking.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Husayn ibn Ali | 0626 | The grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib |
2 | Sukayna bint Husayn | 0676 | Twelver |
3 | Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn | 0662 | Muslim martyr |
4 | Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn | 0680 | Islamic martyr |
5 | Sultan Husayn | 1668 | King of Iran |
6 | Tahir ibn Husayn | 0776 | Abbasid caliphate general |
7 | Mullá Husayn | 1813 | Persian Letter of the Living |
8 | Ala al-Din Husayn | ||
9 | Husayn Fawzi Alnajjar | 1918 | Egyptian historian |
10 | Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni | ||
11 | Izz al-Din Husayn | ||
12 | Husayn Muhammed al-Umari | 1936 | Palestinian terrorist |
13 | Husayn ibn Hamdan | Abbasid general | |
14 | Husayn Pasha | Ottoman politician | |
15 | Husayn of Zaragoza | Wali governor of Zaragoza | |
16 | Husayn Pasha ibn Makki | ||
17 | Husayn Rosowsky | 1991 | British fencer (foil) |
18 | Husayn Abd al-Hadi | ||
19 | Husayn Muruwwa | 1910 | Lebanese journalist and literary critic |
20 | Husayn al-Jisr | 1845 | |
21 | Husayn al-Shami | Hezbollah leader | |
22 | Firuz Husayn | ||
23 | Husayn al-Khalidi | 1895 | Palestinian Jordanian politician |
24 | Husayn Ali Mirza | 1789 | |
25 | Amir Husayn | ||
26 | Husayn Saral | ||
27 | Husayn Khing Sawar | ||
28 | Abd Allah III ibn Husayn | ||
29 | Husayn Manzade | 1621 | |
30 | Pir Husayn | ||
31 | Husayn Xah Langah II | 1498 | |
32 | Husayn Xah Arghun | 1490 | |
33 | Husayn Xah Xarki | ||
34 | Husayn Xah Langah I | ||
35 | Husayn Nizam Xah I | ||
36 | Husayn Nizam Xah II | ||
37 | Husayn Nizam Xah III | ||
38 | Husayn ibn Hasan |