Arabic root
Names from the Arabic root ḥ-s-n
20 names in 12 word forms: 12 boys, 6 girls, 2 unisex. Highest in the JPN data: Hasnah, 9.4% of the girls’ top-10 total in the 1950s.
- Names
- 20
- Word forms
- 12
- Boy
- 12
- Girl
- 6
The root’s family tree
- حسناء Hasnah ♀
- حسن Hassan ♂Assan ♂
- حسين Hussein ♂Hussain ♂
- حسيني Husaini ♂
- محسن Mohsin ♂
- حسني Husni ♂Hasyni ♀Hasani ♂
- حسنى Husna ♀Khusna ♂♀
- إحسان Ikhsan ♂Ehsan ♂♀
- أحسن Ahsan ♂Ahsanul ♂Aksan ♂
- حسنية Husniah ♀
- حسنة Kasanah ♀
- محسنة Muhsinah ♀
Every name from the root ḥ-s-n
- حسناء “beautiful woman, belle” en.wiktionary.org Hasnah ♀
- حسن “good; handsome” en.wiktionary.org Hassan ♂Assan ♂
- حسين “diminutive of Hasan, 'handsome'” behindthename.com Hussein ♂Hussain ♂
- حسيني “relating to Husayn” en.wiktionary.org Husaini ♂
- محسن “beneficent, benefactor” en.wiktionary.org Mohsin ♂
- حسني “handsome, good” en.wiktionary.org Husni ♂Hasyni ♀Hasani ♂
- حسنى “best; most excellent” en.wiktionary.org Husna ♀Khusna ♂♀
- إحسان “doing good; beneficence” en.wiktionary.org Ikhsan ♂Ehsan ♂♀
- أحسن “best; better” en.wiktionary.org Ahsan ♂Ahsanul ♂Aksan ♂
- حسنية “related to husn, goodness and beauty” en.wiktionary.org Husniah ♀
- حسنة “goodness; a good deed” en.wiktionary.org Kasanah ♀
- محسنة “a woman who does good” en.wiktionary.org Muhsinah ♀
One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below. Spellings are ordered by JPN figures (data.gov.my).
Boys and girls
Boy: 12 Girl: 6
In the JPN data
- Hasnah (girl, 1950s) 9.4%
Sources
- Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ح س ن · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
- Wiktionary: حسناء · en.wiktionary.org · root of Hasnah
- Wiktionary: حسن · en.wiktionary.org · root of Hassan, Husni, Assan, Hasyni and Hasani
- Wiktionary: حسين · en.wiktionary.org · root of Hussein and Hussain
- Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): حُسَيْني · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Husaini
- Wiktionary: محسن · en.wiktionary.org · root of Mohsin and Muhsinah
- Wiktionary: حسني · en.wiktionary.org · root of Husni, Hasyni and Hasani
- Wiktionary: أحسن · en.wiktionary.org · root of Husna, Ahsan, Ahsanul, Aksan and Khusna
- Wiktionary: حسنى · en.wiktionary.org · root of Husna and Khusna
- Wiktionary: إحسان · en.wiktionary.org · root of Ikhsan and Ehsan
- Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): حُسْنِيَّة · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Husniah
- Wiktionary: حسنة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Kasanah
- Wiktionary: محسنة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Muhsinah
Related roots
Families of a similar size (20 names):
- س ل مs-l-m18 names
- ح م دḥ-m-d17 names
- ن و رn-w-r15 names
- س ع دs-ʿ-d15 names
- ر ش دr-sh-d14 names
- ع ر فʿ-r-f14 names
- ف ض لf-ḍ-l13 names
- ص ل حṣ-l-ḥ13 names
An Arabic root describes how a word is built. It says nothing about the background of anyone who bears the name.
Frequently asked questions
What does the root ḥ-s-n mean?
The root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n) relates to goodness, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ح س ن. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.
Which names come from the root ḥ-s-n?
Hasnah, Hassan, Hussein, Hussain, Husaini, Mohsin, Husni, Husna, Ikhsan, Ahsan, Assan, Ehsan, Hasyni, Husniah, Ahsanul, Aksan, Hasani, Kasanah, Khusna and Muhsinah.
What does حسني mean?
حسني means “handsome, good”, according to Wiktionary: حسني. In this reference it is spelled Husni, Hasyni and Hasani.
Which names from the root ḥ-s-n are in the JPN data?
Highest share of a decade’s top-10 total: Hasnah 9.4% (girls, 1950s). Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0).