- Meaning
- Little good one
- Arabic
- حسين
- Say it
- hu-SAYN
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The diminutive of Hasan.
Famous people with this name
- Al-Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet, who died at Karbala
Other spellings
Hussein, Husain, Hossein, Hüseyin, Houcine
Names from the same root (ح س ن)
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Questions about Husayn
What does Husayn mean?
Husayn means: Little good one. The diminutive of Hasan.
Is Husayn in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Husayn a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Husayn is a boy’s name.
How do you write Husayn in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Husayn is written حسين.