Husna
/ˈhʊz.nə/noun
An Arabic feminine name and term meaning beautiful, best, or most excellent.
Did you know?Al-Asmāʾ al-Ḥusnā means “the Most Beautiful Names,” traditionally referring to the 99 names of God in Islamic devotional practice.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥ-s-n
“A reconstructed root associated with goodness, beauty, and excellence”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥusn
“Beauty, goodness, or excellence”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥasan
“Good, beautiful, or excellent”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥusnā
“The feminine elative form: most beautiful or best”
Medieval Islamic Arabic
Arabic
al-asmāʾ al-ḥusnā
“The Most Beautiful Names, a title for the divine names”
Modern English
English
Husna
“An Arabic-derived personal name and transliterated religious term meaning most beautiful”