هَتَّان
Hattan: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Hattān
“Pouring steady rain”, beneficial rain
Meaning of the name Hattan
Hattan is an intensive form of the verb hatana, “to fall without stopping”, said of rain and tears (root h-t-n). Lexicographers call a cloud that pours steady rain hatun or hatin, and tahtan a gentle, lasting rain, or a shower that stops and starts again. The name evokes the generosity of beneficial rain; it is mostly given in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
- In Arabic
- هَتَّان هتان
- Transliteration
- Hattān
- Root
- ه ت ن
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Hattan in the Quran?
No: neither the name Hattan nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Hattan in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Hattan in each language
- French
- Hattan, Hattane
- English
- Hattan
- Spanish
- Hattan
- Turkish
- Hattan
- Arabic
- هَتَّان