Definitions for hussein
hʊˈseɪn; ˈsɑ dəm, səˈdɑmhus·sein

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hussein, Husain, Husayn, Saddam Hussein, Saddam, Saddam bin Hussein at-Takritinoun

   Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)

2. Hussein, Husain, Husayn, ibn Talal Hussein, King Husseinnoun

   king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)

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1. Hussein

   Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; Arabic: حُسَيْن Ḥusayn), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N (Arabic: ح س ی ن), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Shias. In Persian language contexts, the transliterations Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein are sometimes used. In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include Husên, Husejin, Husejn, Husain, Hisên, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Hüseyin, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hosein, Husseyn (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions.This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he named his grandson Husayn ibn Ali, saying he had been commanded to do so by Allah through the archangel Gabriel.

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1. hussein

   Hussein is an Arabic-origin given name predominantly used in Muslim cultures. It is commonly associated with Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. The name "Hussein" generally means "handsome one" or "good." Over time, it has been used both as a first and surname by people from various countries, cultures, and religions around the world.

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1. HUSSEIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hussein is ranked #4903 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hussein surname appeared 7,182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Hussein.
   
   45.5% or 3,273 total occurrences were Black.
   39.6% or 2,845 total occurrences were White.
   7.4% or 538 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.4% or 388 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 133 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hussein in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hussein in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of hussein in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Look at the war in Iraq and the mess that we’re in, i would never have handled it that way…Two minutes after we leave, there’s going to be a revolution, and the meanest, toughest, smartest, most vicious guy will take over. And he’ll have weapons of mass destruction, which Saddam [Hussein] didn’t have.

2. Rand Paul:

   I think when Hussein was toppled, we got chaos, we still have chaos in Iraq. I think it emboldened Iran. I think -- we now have the rise of radical Islam in Iraq as well.

3. David Ibsen:

   Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi was a former officer in Saddam Husseins army and was considered one of the most prominent ISIS members in Baghdadis circle, after the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq and the capture of Hussein in 2003, Quraishi eventually became a general Sharia jurist for al-Qaeda.

4. Israeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz:

   The thing is, this (Ramon) is a big international airport, representing a mass of tourists, which is seen as possibly competing with them in tourism and such things, we will propose to them that large planes that can't land there (King Hussein) will land here. I have no problem with people going to Aqaba from there (Ramon). They can cross at Arava crossing.

5. Donald Trump:

   I mean, look at Libya. Look at Iraq. Iraq used to be no terrorists. He (Hussein) would kill the terrorists immediately, which is like now it's the Harvard of terrorism, if you look at Iraq from years ago, I'm not saying he was a nice guy, he was a horrible guy, but it was a lot better than it is right now. Right now, Iraq is a training ground for terrorists. Right now Libya, nobody even knows Libya, frankly there is no Iraq and there is no Libya. It's all broken up. They have no control. Nobody knows what's going on.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hussein
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html