Yassine is a unisex given name, an alternative of Yasin, Yassin, Yaseen and Yacine. The name is most common in North Africa.[1] IPA: [ˈjɑːsiːn]) The name is derived from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[2][3]
Notable persons edit
Given name edit
- Yassine Abdellaoui (born 1975), Dutch–Moroccan footballer
- Yassine Bensghir (born 1983), Moroccan middle-distance runner
- Yassine Boukhari (born 1986), Algerian footballer
- Yassine Chikhaoui (born 1986), Tunisian footballer
- Yassine Diboun (born 1978), American ultra-runner
- Yassine El Ghanassy (born 1990), Moroccan footballer
Surname edit
- Abdesslam Yassine (born 1928), leader of a Moroccan Islamist organisation
- Ismail Yassine (1912−1972), Egyptian actor and comedian
- Nadia Yassine (born 1958), daughter of Abdesslam, head of the feminine branch of the same organisation
See also edit
- Ahmed Yassin (born 1937), Palestinian imam and politician, founder of Hamas
- Salle Ibn Yassine, indoor sporting arena in Rabat, Morocco
- Yasin (name), disambiguation
- Yassin (name), disambiguation
- Yacine (name), disambiguation
References edit
- ^ "Yasin name with Arabic Calligraphy". Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ^ Quranic names http://quranicnames.com/yasin/
- ^ Baby Names https://www.babynames.com/name/yasin
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