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Hassan
حسن
	Calligraphic representation of Al-Hassan name
Pronunciation	Arabic: [ˈħasan, ˈħæsæn, ˈħɑsɐn, ˈħɛsæn, ħsæn]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	handsome, good, benefactor
Region of origin	Arabia
Other names
Variant form(s)	al-Ḥasan
Related names	Ḥassān; Hussein; Alassane; Lassana; Mohsen

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Hassan or Hasan (Arabic: حسن Ḥasan) is an Arabic masculine given name in the Muslim world.

As a surname, Hassan may be Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish (Sephardic and Mizrahic) (see Hassan (surname)).^[1]^[2]

Etymology and spelling

The name Hassan in Arabic means 'handsome' or 'good', or 'benefactor'.

There are two different Arabic names that are both romanized with the spelling "Hassan". However, they are pronounced differently, and in Arabic script spelled differently.

The more common name ‏حَسَن‎ Ḥasan (as in the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's grandson Hasan ibn Ali),^[3] coming from the Arabic language triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N, has two short vowels and a single /s/. Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن al-Ḥasan, incorporating the definite article al-, which may be omitted in modern Arabic names.
The name ‏حَسَّان‎ Ḥassān, which comes from the same Arabic root, has a long vowel and a doubled /sː/. Its meaning is 'doer of good' or 'benefactor'. It is not used with the definite article in Classical Arabic.

In the romanized spelling Hassan, it is not possible to distinguish which of the two names is intended. The ambiguity can be removed by romanizing the former name as Hasan with a single s, and reserving the spelling Hassan with doubled s for the latter name.

King al-Ḥasan of Morocco (officially romanized as Hassan, with a double ss, due to the influence of French orthography) is an example of the former. The early Islamic poet Ḥassān ibn Thābit is an example of the latter. In the original Arabic, the two different names are easily distinguished.

Depending on language and region, spelling variations

Hassan or Hasan is an Arabic given name and through the influence of Arabic, languages spoken by Muslims such as Persian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, Uyghur, Turkmen, Somali, Swahili, Berber, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Tatar, Bosnian, Albanian, Bengali, etc. created their own spelling variations.

Therefore, depending on language and region, spelling variations include Hasan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hesen, Hasin, Hassa, Hess, Cassin, Chazan, Chasson, Chason, Khassan, Khasan, Chessar, Casan, Casen, Hasso, Lassana, Alassane, Lacen, Lasanah, Assan, Asan, or Haasan (Haasaan, Hasaan, Hassaan).

List of variant spellings

In Arabic transcription: حسن (Hasan), حسان (Hassan)
In Turkish: Hasan
In Ottoman Turkish: حسن (Hasan)
In Tatar: Хәсән (Xäsän / Xəsən)
In Persian: حسن (Hasan), حسان (Hassan)
In Bosnian: Hasan or Haso
In Albanian: Hasan
In Azerbaijan: Həsən,
In Kurdish: حەسەن (Hesen), حەسان (Hessan)
In Kazakh: Қасен (Qasen), Хасен (Hasen or Khassen), Asan or Äsem
In Somali: Xasan
In Bengali: হাসান (Hāsān)
In Sub-Saharan Africa: Lassana, Alassane and Lacen, derived from al-Hassan.
In French: Hassan, Hassen or Hacen
In Spanish: Hassan, Hassán, Hacen, Hacén, Jassan, Jassán, Jasan or Jasán
In Italian: Hassan
In Russian transcription: Хасан (Hasan), Хассан (Hassan), Хассен (Hassen), Хэссан (Hessan), Гасан (Gasan)
In Croatian or Serbian or Montenegrin: Aсан (Asan) or Хасан (Hasan)
In Finnish: Hasan
In Chinese: 哈桑/哈山 (Hā Sāng/Hā Shān)
In Korean: 하산 (Hasan)

People

Hacine

Hacine Cherifi, former French boxer

Hasan

Hasan I (disambiguation), number of people with the mononym
Hasan II (disambiguation), number of people with the mononym
Hasan ibn Ali, the first grandson of Muhammad, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and the second Imam of Shia Islam.
Hasan al-Mustadi Ibn al-Mustanjid famously known as al-Mustadi was the Caliph of the later Abbasid Caliphate from 18 December 1170 to 27 March 1180.
Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada, also known as Muley Hacén in Spanish
Hasan al-Askari, eleventh Imam of Twelver Shi‘ism
al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, early Islamic scholar
Hasan Čengić, Bosnian former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister
Hasan Cetinkaya, Swedish footballer
Hasan Corso, Italian who was part of the army of janissaries in the Turkish army
Hasan Doğan, Turkish 37th president of the TFF
Hasan Gemici, Turkish sports wrestler
Hasan Fehmi Güneş, Turkish politician
Hasan Güngör, Turkish sports wrestler
Hasan Hamdan, Lebanese actor and voice actor
Hasan Irlu, Iranian diplomat
Hasan Izzet, Ottoman general
Hasan Kabze, Turkish footballer
Hasan Minhaj, American comedian
Hasan Muratović, former Bosniak rector of the University of Sarajevo and former prime minister
Hasan Nazih (1921–2012), Iranian lawyer and politician
Hasan Piker (born 1991), Turkish-American Twitch streamer and political commentator
Hasan Polatkan (1915–1961), executed Turkish politician
Hasan Salihamidžić, Bosnian football midfielder
Hasan Sönmez, Turkish footballer
Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer
Hasan Şerefli, Turkish filmmaker
Hasan Ali Yücel, Turkish minister of education
Mosab Hassan Yousef (nicknamed "The Green Prince"; born 1978), Palestinian who worked undercover for Israel's Shin Bet

Hasson

Hasson Arbubakrr, a former NFL and CFL player

Hassan

Prince Hassan, Served as Crown Prince of Jordan under King Hussein's reign
Hassan Engamo, leader of Hadiya
Hassan I of Morocco, alaouite sultan of Morocco
Hassan II of Morocco, the father of the current King of Morocco
Hassan Mohammed Abdirahman, real name of Somali singer-songwriter Aar Maanta
Hassan Adams, NBA player
Hassan Abdillahi, Somali journalist and activist
Hassan Akhavi, Iranian army general and politician
Hassan Al Alfi, Egyptian politician
Hassan Assad, converted name of professional wrestler Montel Vontavious Porter
Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood
Hassan Abu Basha, Egyptian army general and politician
Hassan Bey Shukri (1876–1940), mayor of Haifa
Hassan Bitar (born 1985), Lebanese footballer
Hassan Booker, American basketball player and coach
Hassan Brijany (1961–2020), Swedish actor
Hassan "Moni" Chaito, Lebanese footballer
Hassan "Shibriko" Chaito, Lebanese footballer
Hassan Farah 3rd Grand Sultan of the Isaaq
Hassan Abshir Farah, former Prime Minister of Somalia
Hassan Hall (born 2000), American football player
Hassan Haskins (born 1999), American football player
Hassan Heshmat (1920–2006), Egyptian sculptor
Hassan Ibrahim (1917–1990), Egyptian military officer and politician
Hassan Izz-Al-Din (born about 1963) Lebanese terrorist
Hassan Johnson, American actor
Hassan Jones, former professional American football player
Hassan Maatouk (born 1987), Lebanese footballer
Hassan Mezher (born 1981), Lebanese footballer
Hassan Mohamed, Qatari basketball player
Hassan Nader, retired Moroccan footballer
Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah (1970-2024)
Hassan Oumari (born 1986), Lebanese footballer
Hassan Al-Qazwini, Islamic Center Imam
Hassan Rajab Khatib (born 1946), Tanzanian politician
Hassan Roshdieh, Iranian teacher, politician, and journalist
Hassan Rowshan, Iranian coach, manager, and former player
Hassan-i Sabbah, founder of the Hashshashin, "Assassins"
Hassan Shamsid-Deen, American football player
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
Hassan Ali Saad (born 1992), simply known as Soony Saad, Lebanese-American footballer
Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah, a Lebanese electrical and electronics research engineer
Hassan Tuhami (1924–2009), Egyptian politician
Hassan Whiteside, American basketball player, NBA player
Hassan Younes (born 1943), Egyptian engineer and politician
Hassan Kabande Laija (born 1999), known as Peso Pluma, Mexican singer

Middle name

Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle, Somali politician and former army General
Salah-Hassan Hanifes, a Druze Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset

Hassane

Hassane Alla (born 1980), Moroccan footballer
Hassane Azzoun (born 1979), Algerian judoka
Hassane Brahim (born 1989), Chadian footballer
Hassane Dicko, Burkina Faso politician
Hassane Hamadi, Comorian politician
Hassane Kamara (born 1994), Gambian footballer

Middle name

Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (born 1951), Niger politician and Prime Minister
Said Hassane Said Hachim (1932–2020), Comorian politician

Hasaan

Hasaan Ibn Ali, American jazz pianist and composer, born William Henry Langford, Jr.

Hassanal

Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946), the 29th Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei

Hassen

Hassen Bejaoui, Tunisian soccer player
Hassen Gabsi, a Tunisian soccer player

Khasan

Khasan Baroyev, Russian wrestler of Ossetian origin
Khasan Dzhunidov, Russian footballer
Khasan Isaev, Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
Khasan Israilov, Soviet Chechen journalist and poet
Khasan Mamtov, Russian footballer
Khasan Yandiyev, Russian judge

Khassan

Khassan Baiev, Chechen-American trauma surgeon

Fictional characters

Ĥassan, character in the film A Girl Named Maĥmood
Hassan, from Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Ali Baba Bunny
Hassan (C&C), General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuity
Hassan Mostafa, referee at the Quidditch World Cup in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire^[4]

References

^ Edward Neafsey (2002). Surnames of Ireland. lrish Roots Cafe. ISBN 978-0-940134-9 7-3.
^ avotaynu.com: Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel
^ Schimmel, Annemarie (1989). Islamic names. p. 35.
^ https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/hardest-harry-potter-trivia-questions ^{[bare URL]}

[1] Edward Neafsey (2002). Surnames of Ireland. lrish Roots Cafe. ISBN 978-0-940134-9 7-3.

[2] votaynu.com: Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel

[3] Schimmel, Annemarie (1989). Islamic names. p. 35.

[4] ttps://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/hardest-harry-potter-trivia-questions ^{[bare URL]}

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 {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
 {{Infobox name
-| name            = Hasan <br> حسن
+| name            = Hassan <br /> حسن
 | image           = File:الحسن ابن علي.svg
 | caption         = Calligraphic representation of [[Hasan ibn Ali|Al-Hassan]] name
-| pronunciation   = {{IPA-ar|ˈħasan, ˈħæsæn, ˈħɑsɐn, ˈħɛsæn, ħsæn|lang}}
+| pronunciation   = {{IPA|ar|ˈħasan, ˈħæsæn, ˈħɑsɐn, ˈħɛsæn, ħsæn|lang}}
 | gender          = Male
 | meaning         = ''handsome, good, benefactor''
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 '''Hassan''' or '''Hasan''' ({{lang-ar|حسن}} {{transl|ar|Ḥasan}}) is an Arabic masculine [[given name]] in the [[Muslim world]].
-As a surname, Hassan may be Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish ([[Sephardic Jews|Sephardic]] and [[Mizrahi Jews|Mizrahic]]) (see [[Hassan (surname)]]).<ref>{{cite book|title=Surnames of Ireland|author=Edward Neafsey|publisher= Irish Roots Cafe|year=2002|isbn= 978-0-940134-9 7-3}}</ref><ref>avotaynu.com: [http://www.avotaynu.com/books/TaggerKeremNames.htm Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel]</ref>
+As a surname, Hassan may be Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish ([[Sephardic Jews|Sephardic]] and [[Mizrahi Jews|Mizrahic]]) (see [[Hassan (surname)]]).<ref>{{cite book|title=Surnames of Ireland|author=Edward Neafsey|publisher= lrish Roots Cafe|year=2002|isbn= 978-0-940134-9 7-3}}</ref><ref>avotaynu.com: [http://www.avotaynu.com/books/TaggerKeremNames.htm Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel]</ref>
 == Etymology and spelling ==
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 * The name {{wikt-lang|ar|حَسَّان}} ''{{transl|ar|Ḥassān}}'', which comes from the same Arabic root, has a long vowel and a doubled {{IPA|/sː/}}. Its meaning is 'doer of good' or 'benefactor'. It is not used with the definite article in Classical Arabic.
-In the romanized spelling ''Hassan'', it is not possible to distinguish which of the two names is intended. The ambiguity can be removed by romanizing the former name as ''Hassan'' with a single ''s'', and reserving the spelling with doubled ''s'' for the latter name, or romanizing the former as ''Hasan'' and the latter as ''Hassan''.
+In the romanized spelling ''Hassan'', it is not possible to distinguish which of the two names is intended. The ambiguity can be removed by romanizing the former name as ''Hasan'' with a single ''s'', and reserving the spelling ''Hassan'' with doubled ''s'' for the latter name.
 King [[Hassan II of Morocco|al-Ḥasan]] of Morocco (officially romanized as ''Hassan'', with a double ''ss'', due to the influence of French orthography) is an example of the former. The early Islamic poet [[Hassan ibn Thabit|Ḥassān ibn Thābit]] is an example of the latter. In the original Arabic, the two different names are easily distinguished.
 ;Depending on language and region, spelling variations
-Hassan or Hasan is an [[Arabic]] given name and through the influence of Arabic, languages spoken by [[Muslim]]s such as [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]], [[Urdu]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Uyghur Khaganate|Uyghur]], [[Turkmen language|Turkmen]], [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]], [[Berber language|Berber]], [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]], [[Crimean Tatar language|Crimean Tatar]], [[Tatar language|Tatar]], [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], etc. created their own spelling variations.
+Hassan or Hasan is an [[Arabic]] given name and through the influence of Arabic, languages spoken by [[Muslim]]s such as [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]], [[Urdu]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Malaysian language|Malay]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Uyghur Khaganate|Uyghur]], [[Turkmen language|Turkmen]], [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]], [[Berber language|Berber]], [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]], [[Crimean Tatar language|Crimean Tatar]], [[Tatar language|Tatar]], [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], etc. created their own spelling variations.
-Therefore, depending on language and region, spelling variations include Hasan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hasin, Hassa, Hess, Cassin, Chazan, Chasson, Chason, Khassan, Khasan, Chessar, Casan, Casen, Hasso, Lassana, Alassane, Lacen, Lasanah, Assan, Asan, or Haasan (Haasaan, Hasaan, Hassaan).
+Therefore, depending on language and region, spelling variations include Hasan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hesen, Hasin, Hassa, Hess, Cassin, Chazan, Chasson, Chason, Khassan, Khasan, Chessar, Casan, Casen, Hasso, Lassana, Alassane, Lacen, Lasanah, Assan, Asan, or Haasan (Haasaan, Hasaan, Hassaan).
 ; List of variant spellings
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 * In [[Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''Hasan''
 * In [[Ottoman Turkish language|Ottoman Turkish]]: {{lang|ota|حسن}} (''Hasan'')
+* In [[Tatar language|Tatar]]: Хәсән (''Xäsän / Xəsən'')
 * In [[Persian language|Persian]]: {{lang|fa|حسن}} (''Hasan''), {{lang|fa|حسان}} (''Hassan'')
 * In [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]]: ''Hasan'' or ''Haso''
 * In [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''Hasan''
-* In [[Azerbaijanian language|Azerbaijan]]: ''Həsən''
+* In [[Azerbaijanian language|Azerbaijan]]: ''Həsən,''
-* In [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]: ''Hesan''
+* In [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]:  حەسەن (''Hesen), حەسان (Hessan)''
 * In [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: {{lang|kk|Қасен}} (''Qasen''), {{lang|kk|Хасен}} (''Hasen'' or ''Khassen''), ''Asan'' or ''Äsem''
 * In [[Somali language|Somali]]: ''Xasan''
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 *[[Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada]], also known as ''Muley Hacén'' in Spanish
 *[[Hasan al-Askari]], eleventh Imam of Twelver Shi‘ism
-*[[Hasan al-Basri|al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī]], prominent early Islamic scholar
+*[[Hasan al-Basri|al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī]], early Islamic scholar
-*[[Muhammad Hasanuzzaman|Hasan az-Zaman]], Bengali politician and educationist
 *[[Hasan Čengić]], Bosnian former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister
 *[[Hasan Cetinkaya]], Swedish footballer
-*[[Hasan Corso]], an Italian who was part of the army of janissaries in the Turkish army
+*[[Hasan Corso]], Italian who was part of the army of janissaries in the Turkish army
 *[[Hasan Doğan]], Turkish 37th president of the TFF
 *[[Hasan Gemici]], Turkish sports wrestler
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 *[[Hasan Minhaj]], American comedian
 *[[Hasan Muratović]], former Bosniak rector of the University of Sarajevo and former prime minister
+*[[Hasan Nazih]] (1921–2012), Iranian lawyer and politician
 *[[Hasan Piker]] (born 1991), Turkish-American Twitch streamer and political commentator
 *[[Hasan Polatkan]] (1915–1961), executed Turkish politician
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 *[[Hasan Şerefli]], Turkish filmmaker
 *[[Hasan Ali Yücel]], Turkish minister of education
+*[[Mosab Hassan Yousef]] (nicknamed "The Green Prince"; born 1978), Palestinian who worked undercover for Israel's Shin Bet
-*[[Hasan Nazih]] (1921–2012), Iranian lawyer and politician
 ===Hasson===
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 ===Hassan===
 *[[Prince Hassan]], Served as Crown Prince of [[Jordan]] under King Hussein's reign
+*[[Hassan Enjamo|Hassan Engamo]], leader of Hadiya
 *[[Hassan I of Morocco]], alaouite sultan of Morocco
 *[[Hassan II of Morocco]], the father of the current King of Morocco
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 *[[Hassan al-Banna]], founder of the Muslim Brotherhood
 *[[Hassan Abu Basha]], Egyptian army general and politician
+*[[Hassan Bey Shukri]] (1876–1940), mayor of Haifa
 *[[Hassan Bitar]] (born 1985), Lebanese footballer
 *[[Hassan Booker]], American basketball player and coach
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 *[[Hassan Farah]] 3rd Grand Sultan of the Isaaq
 *[[Hassan Abshir Farah]], former Prime Minister of Somalia
+*[[Hassan Hall]] (born 2000), American football player
 *[[Hassan Haskins]] (born 1999), American football player
 *[[Hassan Heshmat]] (1920–2006), Egyptian sculptor
 *[[Hassan Ibrahim]] (1917–1990), Egyptian military officer and politician
+*[[Hassan Izz-Al-Din]] (born about 1963) Lebanese terrorist
 *[[Hassan Johnson]], American actor
 *[[Hassan Jones]], former professional American football player
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 *[[Hassan Mohamed (basketball)|Hassan Mohamed]], Qatari basketball player
 *[[Hassan Nader]], retired Moroccan footballer
-*[[Hassan Nasrallah]], leader of Hezbollah
+*[[Hassan Nasrallah]], leader of Hezbollah (1970-2024)
 *[[Hassan Oumari]] (born 1986), Lebanese footballer
 *[[Hassan Al-Qazwini]], Islamic Center Imam
+*[[Hassan Rajab Khatib]] (born 1946), Tanzanian politician
 *[[Hassan Roshdieh]], Iranian teacher, politician, and journalist
 *[[Hassan Rowshan]], Iranian coach, manager, and former player
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 *[[Hassan Whiteside]], American basketball player, NBA player
 *[[Hassan Younes]] (born 1943), Egyptian engineer and politician
+*Hassan Kabande Laija (born 1999), known as [[Peso Pluma]], Mexican singer
 ===Middle name===
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 * Ĥassan, character in the film ''[[A Girl Named Maĥmood]]''
 * Hassan, from Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, ''[[Ali Baba Bunny]]''
-*[[Hassan (C&C)]], General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuity
+* [[Hassan (C&C)]], General Hassan in the Command and Conquer continuity
+* Hassan Mostafa, referee at the Quidditch World Cup in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''<ref>https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/hardest-harry-potter-trivia-questions {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 *[[Alassane]]
 *[[Hassan (surname)]]
+*[[Hasanuddin (disambiguation)|Hasanuddin]]
+*[[Hasanuzzaman (disambiguation)]]
 *[[Hussein]]
 *[[Lassana]]
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 [[Category:Given names]]
-[[Category:Arabic masculine given names]]
+[[Category:Arabic-language masculine given names]]
 [[Category:Turkish masculine given names]]
+[[Category:Masculine given names]]
 [[Category:Iranian masculine given names]]
 [[Category:Pakistani masculine given names]]