Yacine (name)

Yacine is the French version of the Arabic name Yasin. It is common in North Africa. Arabic: ياسين‎,[1] IPA: [ˈjɑːsiːn]) is a surname and unisex given name of Arabic origin. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the prophet Muhammad.[2][3]

Notable persons

Given name
  • Yacine Abdessadki (born 1981), French-born Moroccan football midfielder
  • Yacine Akhnouche, joint citizen of France and Algeria who confessed to having ties to Al Qaeda
  • Yacine Amaouche (born 1979), Algerian footballer
  • Yacine Benalia, Algerian-born Islamist militant, allegedly participated in the Beslan school hostage crisis in 2004
  • Yacine Bentaala (born 1955), former Algerian international who played as a goalkeeper
  • Yacine Bezzaz (born 1981), Algerian football midfielder
  • Yacine Brahimi (born 1990), French football player of Algerian descent
  • El Yacine Derradj (born 1980), Algerian footballer
  • Yacine Diallo (born 1897), politician from Guinea who served in the French National Assembly from 1946 to 1954
  • Yacine Douma (born 1973), French judoka
  • Yacine Elghorri, animator, illustrator, storyboard artist, conceptual designer and comic book artist
  • Yacine Haddou (born 1989), French professional football player
  • Yacine Hima (born 1984), Algerian footballer
  • Yacine Kechout (born 1982), Algerian football player
  • Khady Yacine Ngom (born 1979), female Senegalese basketball player
  • Yacine Qasmi (born 1991), French-born Moroccan football player
  • Yacine Si Salem (born 1988), French-Algerian football player
  • Yacine Slatni (born 1973), retired Algerian professional footballer

Surname
  • Kateb Yacine (1929–1989), Algerian writer of novels and plays and advocate of the Algerian Berber cause

See also

References
  1. "Yasin name with Arabic Calligraphy". Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  2. Quranic names http://quranicnames.com/yasin/
  3. Baby Names https://www.babynames.com/name/yasin
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