Gender: Male Meanings: Form of Hastings: Son of the severe, violent one (Old English). Form of Hassan: Handsome (hahs-sahn—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East 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
