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Hassan

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/HAS-san/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Good, handsome, or admirable; an Arabic name used among Ethiopian Muslims

In Amharic

How to say it
HAS-san
Traditional Amharic spelling
ሐሰን
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HassanHasanHassenሐሰን

In Fulani

How to say it
ha-SAHN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HassanHasanAlhassanAlhassaneAlassane

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
HAH-sahn
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname
For a girl
Hassana

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HassanHasan

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
HAS-san
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

In Swahili

How to say it
ha-SAN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HassanHasan

Nicknames & short forms

In Wolof

How to say it
has-SAN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HassanHasan