[Since 2009-07-21]

I wonder if Hassan is a variant of Hussein.

[Jewbacca]

I had to check if Malik was the masculine of Malia (Obama’s daughter’s name).

[Tenniel2]

It is. All of the H-S-N names (Hussein, Hassan, Hosseyn...) belong to the same linguistic and cultural family, and hold high status in the muzz hierarchy.