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Hussein

ሑሴን

/hoo-SAYN/Amharic & Fulani & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Good or beautiful; an Arabic name used among Ethiopian Muslims

In Amharic

How to say it
hoo-SAYN
Traditional Amharic spelling
ሑሴን
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HusseinHusainHussainHuseinሑሴን

Nicknames & short forms

Huss

In Fulani

How to say it
hoo-SAYN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HusseinHusayn

Nicknames & short forms

Seyn

In Somali

How to say it
hoo-SAIN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HusseinHusaynXuseen

In Swahili

How to say it
hoo-SAYN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HusseinHusainHusaynHusein

Nicknames & short forms

In Wolof

How to say it
hoo-SAYN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HusseinHusein