name
Arabic
Hossein
Ho-SAYN
/hoˈsejn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Hossein
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Persian / Arabic
- Meaning
- Good; handsome; the Persian form of Husayn.
- Gender
- male
Common mispronunciations
HOSS-eenho-SEEN
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