Sassoon: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Sassoon – Meaning: joy; rejoicing – Origin: Hebrew (surname, variant of Sasson) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: sah-SOON


Sassoon is a Hebrew (surname, variant of Sasson) boy's name meaning “joy; rejoicing”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Old Money Names (That Are Surprisingly Cool).

Meaning & Origin of Sassoon

Meaning: Joy; rejoicing.

Origin: Hebrew (surname, variant of Sasson).

A common claim: Sassoon is said to mean 'grandson of Sason.' Actually: This patronymic-style gloss doesn't match standard scholarship; Sassoon is a variant of Hebrew 'Sasson,' meaning 'joy, rejoicing,' not literally 'grandson of Sason.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Sassoon

Phonetic: sah-SOON   IPA: /səˈsuːn/

Popularity of Sassoon

Sassoon doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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