Meaning
Charity, good deed
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Language and spelling
Ihsan is a good-action noun related to ḥasuna, to be good. Hasan حسن and Muhsin محسن share the root but express different forms and are not duplicate spellings.
Alternate spellings
- Ehsan · Persian / Urdu · احسان
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
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