What the name Hussein means?

The Muslim name Hussein is from the Arabic personal name Husayn. The name it is derived from means 'good', 'handsome' . Husain (c. 626-680) and his elder brother Hasan were sons of the khalif Ali ibn Abi Talib. Through their mother Fatima, they were grandsons of the Prophet Muhammad. The death of Husain in a massacre at Karbela signaled the beginning of a long period of strife in the Muslim world. Shiite Muslims regard Hasan and his brother Husain as the true successors of Muhammad, and observe the day of his death as a day of mourning. The name is popular among Sunni Muslims as well as Shiites.