Name: Hussein
Gender: Male
Usage: Hussein, of arabic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Hussein are in general originating from Azerbaijan, Egypt, France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Hussein across the world, see Husayn.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Hussein is: Good looking, One who is handsome.
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Numerology of the first name Hussein: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Hussein is ranked on the 1,685th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 262600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.004% of the population. The name Hussein has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Hussein for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Hussein (also spelled Husein, Husain, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Hüseyin, Huseyin, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hosein, Hossein, or Husseyn) (Arabic: حسین, Ḥusayn), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Shias. In some Persian sources the forms Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein is used. On the Subcontinent or South Asia, the form used is "Hussain" or "Hossain" in the Bengal region.
This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he named his grandson Husayn ibn Ali, saying he had been commanded to do so by the archangel Gabriel.
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