Talk:Hassan (surname)

Irish surname Hassan
"Hassan may have an eastern look but in Ireland it is the anglicized form of Ó hOsáin."

Do you have more information about this unusual Irish surname Hassan. How from Ó hOsáin the name can be anglicized to become Hassan or the other variations like Hasson, Hassen and Hassin?

Zarzu (talk) 22:07, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I logged in to read the Irish name entry because I saw it cited elsewhere and was concerned about what appeared to be dubious info being disseminated. In skimming the piece, I noticed the material regarding Ó hOsáin and called my nephew to bring it to his attention (he's from Derry and Hasson is his surname). He was unimpressed by my discovery, having read it previously himself. However, as we spoke, I was skimming the talk page and noticed your query - so, you lucked out, I suppose. Enough blither, you asked a question.

As to "how" it can be anglicized, that's not so very difficult to understand - quite honestly, the anglicization is significantly more straightforward than many others. The breathy "h" prefixes a name the Gaelic of which would ordinarily pronounced as "ush-een" and was incorporated into it by English speakers. The variant spellings - Hasson, Hassen, Hassin, Hassan - all essentially pronounced alike, are no more than the typical vowel substitutions encountered in many names (and words, for that matter).

The meaning is "of the family of" or "sons of" or "children of" Osáin - a celebrated pagan poet of Ireland, said to have been the last of the legendary Fianna. He was spirited away to Tír na nÓg - the Land of the Ever Young - by the beautiful Niamh.

After a time, Osáin begged that she allow him to return to Ireland to see his father and his people once more. On arrival, he found the Fianna to have been 300 years gone in the time he had been away - a time that was but brief to him. Accidently thrown from the magic white steed on which he had traveled, he fell to the ground, touching Ireland's soil - against which Niamh had warned.

Immediately, he became again a mortal, an aged blind man. He was brought to Patrick, who was then in the process of Christianizing the country and who recognized his name from tales he had heard from the bards. At the bishop's behest, Osáin recited the ancient cycle of legends. In turn, was promised by Patrick that all Irish who entertained men by honest stories of bravery and honor would gain the reward of heaven.

Best I can do, hope it answered your question.

Yadamavu (talk) 22:12, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

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Hebrew
The reference to Hebrew is incorrect and unsourced. There seems to be some confusion between two different names, "Hassan" (and its different spelling) and Hazan. I suppose it is possible that the latter may be spelled like the former in some languages but they are still different names. There is no "good cantor" -- Hassan means good and Hazan means cantor, the former is an Arabic name and the latter is a Hebrew name. None of the references provided show that the name Hassan is Hebrew or that it means "cantor" or "good cantor".--Exjerusalemite (talk) 12:50, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

There doesn't appear to be any evidence that Hassan and Hazan are related. Hassan is not a Hebrew name. If somebody does want to add something about this claim, please discuss here.--Exjerusalemite (talk) 19:40, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * This source meets WP:RS guidelines, so it's not appropriate for you to drop the entire section. OhNo itsJamie Talk 23:29, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * This source does not claim that Hassan is related to cantor. It only says that it's a traditional Jewish name, which is not disputed. That's like saying that Friedman is a traditional Jewish name, even though it does not have Hebrew origins. Interestingly, "Cantor" is also a traditional Jewish name that does not have Hebrew origins.--Exjerusalemite (talk) 17:26, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hazzan has plenty of sources to support that, and in the Jewish context, Hassan is likely an alternate spelling of that, which I've noted in the article. The Arab/Jewish/Galelic versions of the name appear to have different etymological roots. OhNo itsJamie Talk 18:08, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * You have showed no reliable source that connects Hassan with Hazzan. It is not "likely" an alternate spelling of that. These are unrelated words.--Exjerusalemite (talk) 01:28, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * A link for that is added from an Israeli source. "Cantor: Cantor, Chazzan, Hassan, Singer, Zinger, Schulzinger, Meshoyrer, Soloway or Soloveitchik" What Does Your Jewish Name Mean? - "Cantor: Cantor, Chazzan, Hassan, Singer, Zinger, Schulzinger, Meshoyrer, Soloway or Soloveitchik" The source Roadspahn (talk) 18:28, 5 April 2020 (UTC)