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Husain

Husain is the alternative spelling of Husayn.

Meaning of Husayn

Proper noun

Husayn

  1. A son of Ali and brother of Hassan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.
  2. A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims, diminutive of حسن (“Hasan”) meaning good or handsome.
  3. A Muslim surname from Arabic derived from the Arabic given name.

Questions about Husain

What is Husain the alternative spelling of?
Husain is the alternative spelling of Husayn.

Words near Husain in the dictionary

  1. Hurwitzes
  2. Hurworth
  3. huréaulite
  4. HUS
  5. HuSA
  6. Husain
  7. Husainabad
  8. Husainganj
  9. Husak
  10. Husaks
  11. Husar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Husain (page history and authors); Husayn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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