Husein
An Arabic name, a pet form of Hasan meaning "handsome" or "good". In Poland it stays rare: only 54 men carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Husein Pronunciation
Husein is pronounced khoo-SE-een (/xuˈsɛin/).
What Husein means
Where Husein comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Husein comes from Arabic, and behind it stands Hasan, from which it is formed as a diminutive. Hasan means good and handsome, so Husein holds the fonder, smaller version of that praise. The little good one. Polish spells the name Husein, smoothing the Arabic Husayn into letters a Polish reader can sound out.
The most documented bearer is Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, killed at Karbala in 680. For Shia Muslims his death is marked each year at Ashura, which keeps the name close to memory and to mourning. That single life gave Husein a weight far larger than its cheerful root.
In Poland the name belongs mostly to Tatar families and to newer arrivals, and a teacher reading a class register in Białystok might meet it there. Husein has no Polish name-day of its own. What it keeps is its plain root: good, handsome, the diminutive of Hasan.
How many people are named Husein
1 in 395300 men in Poland is named Husein. 54 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5078 among male names.