Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Arabic Scripts حسين(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ħu.ˈsajn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the given name Husayn. A famous bearer was the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006). Related NamesDetails RootHusayn (given name)VariantsHassan, HussainOther Languages & CulturesHəsənov, Hasanov, Həsənova, Hasanova, Hüseynov, Hüseynova(Azerbaijani) Hassan, Hosseini(Persian) Hassan(Urdu) Categories American presidential middle names, dictators, Iraqi presidents