حُسَام
Hussam: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Ḥusām
“The sharp sword”
Meaning of the name Hussam
Husam means a sword with a cutting edge, from hasama, “to cut cleanly, to settle” (root h-s-m, whence hasm, “decisive settlement”). It is one of the many names of the sword in the language of poets. It forms the honorific title Husam al-Din, “sword of the religion”, borne by scholars and princes in the Middle Ages. The name is common in Egypt, the Levant and Iraq; in Tunisia it is often written Houssem.
- In Arabic
- حُسَام حسام
- Transliteration
- Ḥusām
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Hussam in the Quran?
No: the name Hussam does not appear 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 Hussam 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 Hussam in each language
- French
- Houssam, Houssem, Hossam
- English
- Hussam, Husam, Hossam
- Spanish
- Husam, Hossam
- Turkish
- Hüsam
- Arabic
- حُسَام
