Yassine is a unisex given name, an alternative of
Yasin,
Yassin,
Yaseen and
Yacine. The name is most common in North Africa. ) The name is derived from a chapter (
surah
A ''surah'' (; ar, سورة, sūrah, , ), is the equivalent of "chapter" in the Qur'an. There are 114 ''surahs'' in the Quran, each divided into '' ayats'' (verses). The chapters or ''surahs'' are of unequal length; the shortest surah (''Al-Ka ...
) of the
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...
called
Ya-Sin
Yā SīnGeorge Sale translates Y. S. (also Yaseen; ar, يٰسٓ, ; the letters 'Yodh#Arabic yāʼ, Yāʼ' and 'Shin (letter)#Arabic šīn/sīn, Sīn') is the 36th sūrah, chapter of the Quran (''sūrah''). It has 83 verses (''āyāt''). It is ...
. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
.
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Notable persons
Given name
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Yassine Abdellaoui
Yassine Abdellaoui (born 21 June 1975) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Den Bosch, Abdellaoui played for OJC Rosmalen, Willem II, NAC Breda, Rayo, NEC and De Graafschap
VBV De Graafschap ...
(born 1975), Dutch–Moroccan footballer
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Yassine Bensghir (born 1983), Moroccan middle-distance runner
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Yassine Boukhari (born 1986), Algerian footballer
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Yassine Chikhaoui (born 1986), Tunisian footballer
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Yassine Diboun (born 1978), American ultra-runner
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Yassine El Ghanassy (born 1990), Moroccan footballer
Surname
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Abdesslam Yassine (born 1928), leader of a Moroccan Islamist organisation
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Ismail Yassine (1912−1972), Egyptian actor and comedian
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Nadia Yassine (born 1958), daughter of Abdesslam, head of the feminine branch of the same organisation
See also
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Ahmed Yassin (born 1937), Palestinian imam and politician, founder of Hamas
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Salle Ibn Yassine
Salle Ibn Yassine is an indoor sporting arena located in Rabat, Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the n ...
, indoor sporting arena in Rabat, Morocco
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Yasin (name) Yassin ( ar, ياسين, ) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. Variants are Yassin, Yaseni, Yassine, Yaseen, Jasin and Yacine.
People with the name include:
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, disambiguation
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Yassin (name) Yassin, an alternative of Yasin, Yassine, Yaseen and Yacine, is a male given name. Common mostly in the Arab world and Muslim countries, ar, ياسين, ) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (surah ...
, disambiguation
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Yacine (name), disambiguation
References
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names