胡珊 has two common readings: as a transliteration of Arabic Hussein (often the Jordanian king Hussein bin Talal,
约旦国王胡珊·
本·
塔拉勒), and as a Chinese name where
胡 is the surname (Hu) and
珊 'coral' is the given name. The Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is more commonly written
萨达姆·
侯赛因.