Hassan

Hassan can represent more than one Arabic name when written in Latin letters. It may be a spelling of Hasan, meaning handsome or beautiful, or represent a distinct Arabic form associated with improving or beautifying. The original Arabic spelling and pronunciation help distinguish these histories more accurately than the doubled s alone.

Hasan is associated with a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, while Hassan ibn Thabit was a poet connected with the Prophet. Those are different historical bearers, not one person under two descriptions. A family using Hassan may wish to preserve the particular form familiar in its own language or religious tradition.