Gender: Male Meanings: Good, beautiful, handsome (hah-sahn—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa). Form of Hassan: First born of twins (hahs-SAHN—Hausa, West Africa). Resource References: What’s In a Name? Unaitwaje? A Swahili Book of NamesAfrican NamesProud Heritage: 11,001 Names for Your African-American BabyA World of Baby Names