Hassan

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 Hasan ibn Ali), coming from the Arabic language 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 Hasan with a single s, and reserving the spelling Hassan with doubled s for the latter name.

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.

Depending on language and region, spelling variations

Hassan or Hasan is an Arabic given name and through the influence of Arabic, languages spoken by Muslims such as Persian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, Uyghur, Turkmen, Somali, Swahili, Berber, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Tatar, Bosnian, Albanian, Bengali, etc. created their own spelling variations.

Therefore, depending on language and region, spelling variations include Hasan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hesen, Hasin, Hassa, Hess, Cassin, Chazan, Chasson, Chason, Khassan, Khasan, Chessar, Casan, Casen, Hasso, Lassana, Alassane, Lacen, Lasanah, Assan, Asan, or Haasan (Haasaan, Hasaan, Hassaan).

People

Hacine

Hacine Cherifi (born 1967), former French boxer

Hasan

Hasan I (disambiguation), number of people with the mononym

Hasan II (disambiguation), number of people with the mononym

Hasan ibn Ali (625–670), the first grandson of Muhammad, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and the second Imam of Shia Islam.

Hasan al-Mustadi Ibn al-Mustanjid (1142–1180), famously known as al-Mustadi, was the Caliph of the later Abbasid Caliphate from 18 December 1170 to 27 March 1180.

Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada (died 1485), also known as Muley Hacén in Spanish

Hasan al-Askari (846–874), eleventh Imam of Twelver Shi‘ism

al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (642–728), early Islamic scholar

Hasan Çelebi (1937–2025), Turkish calligrapher

Hasan Čengić (1957–2021), Bosnian former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister

Hasan Çetinkaya (born 1977), Swedish footballer

Hasan Corso (died 1556), Italian who was part of the army of janissaries in the Turkish army

Hasan Doğan (1956–2008), Turkish 37th president of the TFF

Hasan Gemici (1927–2001), Turkish sports wrestler

Hasan Farhat (footballer) (born 2004), Lebanese footballer

Hasan Fehmi Güneş (1934–2021), Turkish politician

Hasson

Hasson Arbubakrr (born 1960), a former NFL and CFL player

Hassan

Prince Hassan (born 1947), served as Crown Prince of Jordan under King Hussein's reign

Hassan Engamo (died 1889), leader of Hadiya

Hassan I of Morocco (1836–1894), alaouite sultan of Morocco

Hassan II of Morocco (1929–1999), the father of the current King of Morocco

Hassan Mohammed Abdirahman, real name of Somali singer-songwriter Aar Maanta

Hassan Adams (born 1984), NBA player

Hassan Abdillahi, Somali journalist and activist

Hassan Akhavi (1908–1997), Iranian army general and politician

Hassan Al Alfi (1936–2021), Egyptian politician

Hassan Assad (born 1973), converted name of professional wrestler Montel Vontavious Porter

Hassan Bahara (born 1978), Moroccan-Dutch writer

Hassan al-Banna (1906–1949), founder of the Muslim Brotherhood

Hassan Abu Basha (1922–2005), Egyptian army general and politician

Hassan Bey Shukri (1876–1940), mayor of Haifa

Hassan Bitar (born 1985), Lebanese footballer

Hassan Booker (born 1975), American basketball player and coach

Middle name

Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle (born 1940), Somali politician and former army General

Salah-Hassan Hanifes (1913–2002), a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset

Hassane

Hassane Alla (born 1980), Moroccan footballer

Hassane Azzoun (born 1979), Algerian judoka

Hassane Brahim (born 1989), Chadian footballer

Hassane Dicko, Burkina Faso politician

Hassane Hamadi (born 1961), Comorian politician

Hassane Kamara (born 1994), Gambian footballer

Middle name

Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (born 1951), Niger politician and Prime Minister

Said Hassane Said Hachim (1932–2020), Comorian politician

Hasaan

Hasaan Ibn Ali (1931–1980), American jazz pianist and composer, born William Henry Langford Jr.

Hassanal

Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946), the 29th Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei

Hassen

Hassen Bejaoui (born 1975), Tunisian soccer player

Hassen Gabsi (born 1974), a Tunisian soccer player

Khasan

Khasan Bakayev (1959–2025), Russian historian

Khasan Baroyev (born 1982), Russian wrestler of Ossetian origin

Khasan Dzhunidov (born 1991), Russian footballer

Khasan Isaev (born 1952), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler

Khasan Israilov (1910–1944), Soviet Chechen journalist and poet

Khasan Mamtov (born 1984), Russian footballer

Khasan Yandiyev (1948–2008), Russian judge

Khassan

Khassan Baiev (born 1963), Chechen-American trauma surgeon

Fictional characters

Ĥassan, character in the film A Girl Named Maĥmood

Hassan, from Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Ali Baba Bunny

Hassan (C&C), General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuity

Hassan Mostafa, referee at the Quidditch World Cup in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire