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To: DaveTesla

Do the names Hasan and Hussein have similarities?


79 posted on 11/05/2009 5:35:58 PM PST by truth_seeker
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To: truth_seeker

“Do the names Hasan and Hussein have similarities?”

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ha(s)-san\ is pronounced hah-SAHN. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is “good-looking, handsome”. Popular in the Arabic world.

hu(s)-sein\ is pronounced hoo-SAYN. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is “good; small handsome one”. The name of a prominent person in Shiite Islam and a royal name in Jordan. American


83 posted on 11/05/2009 5:41:13 PM PST by DaveTesla (You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
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