Means 'generous' in Arabic, ultimately from hashama meaning 'to crush' (from the Arab custom of crushing bread into crumbs to share it with others, giving the extended sense 'generous'). A notable bearer was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph.
Nicknames
hisho
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
A timeless classic across the Arabic-speaking world, carried by scholars and clerics as well as a historic caliph.
The cultural moment.
Rare outside Arabic-speaking countries, where it remains a familiar, steady classic.