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Habib (Arabic: حبيب, romanized: ḥabīb; Arabic pronunciation: [ħabiːb ]; also romanized as Habeeb) is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific, with the meaning "beloved"[1][2] or "my love", or "darling".[3] It also forms the famous Arabic word "Habibi" which is used to refer to a friend or a significant other in the aspect of love or admiration.
The name is popular throughout the Muslim World, though particularly in the Middle East and Africa. In other countries, especially in the Hadhramaut region of Yemen and Southeast Asian countries such as Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, it is an honorific to address a Muslim scholar of Sayyid descent and where it is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad – حبيب الله Habib Allah (Habibullah/ Habiballah) - "Most Beloved of Allah (God)".
The name, as is the case with other Arabic names, is not only confined to Muslims. Notable examples of Christian individuals named Habib include Habib the Deacon,[4] Gabriel Habib[5] and the Philosopher Habib.[6]
Habiba is the female equivalent.
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Etymology
The name stems from the Arabic verb ḥabba (حَبَّ), meaning to "love", "admire, be fond of".
Another variant which is used as a given name and adjective of the stem from that verb is "maḥbūb" (مَحْبُوب) meaning "well-beloved", commonly written as Mahbub, the female equivalent Mahbuba (Arabic: maḥbūbah مَحْبُوبَة).
The Hebrew equivalent of the name is Haviv (Hebrew: חָבִיב) used as both a first name and last name with the same meaning, "darling" or "likeable" in Hebrew.
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Surname
- Juliana Habib (born 2000), Colombian Beauty pageant contestant.
- Aftab Habib (born 1972), English cricket player
- Anwara Habib (1928-2018), Bangladeshi politician
- Arif Habib (born 1953), Pakistani businessman
- Brian Habib (born 1964), American football player
- Cyrus Habib (born 1981), American Jesuit, politician
- Dina Powell née Habib (born 1973), Egyptian-born American government official
- Irfan Habib (born 1931), Indian historian
- Jawed Habib (born 1963), Indian hairstylist and businessman
- Mamdouh Habib (born 1955), Australian-Egyptian once held at Guantanamo Bay
- Meyer Habib (born 1961), French politician
- Naomi Habib, Israeli neuroscientist
- Philip Habib (1920-1992), American diplomat
- Rafik Habib (born 1959), Egyptian researcher, activist, author, and politician.
- Ralph Habib (1912-1969), French film director of Lebanese and Egyptian origin
- Huzama Habayeb (born 1965), Palestinian novelist, columnist and translator
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Given name
Habib
- Habib The Deacon, Syriac Christian martyr
- Habib (singer) (1947–2016), Iranian pop singer and songwriter
- Habib (actor) (1940–2016), Pakistani film actor
- Habib Achour (1913–1999), Tunisian trade unionist
- Habib Ben Ali (1941–1996), Tunisian criminal and brother of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali
- Habib Beye (born 1977), French-Senegalese footballer
- Habib Borjian, Iranian linguist
- Habib Boromand Dashghapu (1961–2025), Iranian Shiite cleric and politician
- Habib Bourguiba (1903–2000), Tunisian politician
- Habib Bourguiba Jr. (1927–2009), Tunisian diplomat
- Habib Dehghani (born 1983), Iranian footballer
- Habib Diallo (born 1995), Senegalese professional footballer
- Habib Esfahani (1835–1983), Iranian poet, grammarian and translator
- Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri (617–662), 7th-century Arab general
- Habib Girgis (1876–1951) Egyptian Dean and Coptic Saint
- Habib Habibou (born 1987), French footballer
- Habib Jemli (born 1959), Tunisian politician
- Habib Kashani (born 1955), Iranian businessman
- Habib Koité (born 1958), Senegalese-born Malian musician
- Habib Levy (1896–1984), Iranian Jewish historian
- Habib Nasib Nader (born 1979), British actor
- Habib Qahwaji (1932–2023), Palestinian teacher, writer and political activist
- Habib Sabet (1903–1993), Iranian businessman
- Habib Samaei (1905–1946) Iranian musician
- Habib Wahid (born 1976), Bangladeshi composer and musician
- Habib Zargarpour (born 1964), Iranian art director
Habeeb
- Habeeb Salloum (1924–2019), Arab-Canadian freelance writer
Khabib
- Khabib Allakhverdiev (born 1982), Russian boxer
- Khabib Ilyaletdinov (born 1965), Russian footballer
- Khabib Nurmagomedov "Habib Nur Muhammed" (born 1988), Russian Mixed Martial artist
- Khabib Syukron (born 1988), Indonesian footballer
Other spellings containing the term
Honorific title
- Habib Ali al-Jifri (born 1971), Islamic scholar
- Habib Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad (1884–1962), mufti of Johor Bahru
- Habib Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (1634–1720), a Muslim patron saint
- Habib Abu Bakr al-Aydarus (1447–1508), a Muslim patron saint
- Habib Ali bin Abdurrahman Alhabshi (1870–1968), a cleric and preacher
- Habib Muhammad bin Ali bin Yahya (1844–1947), Mufti of Kutai
- Habib Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya (born 1947), Indonesian Islamic cleric
- Habib Munzir Al-Musawa (1973–2013), Indonesian Islamic cleric
- Habib Umar bin Hafiz al-Shaikh Abubakr (born 1963), Islamic scholar
- Habib Uthman bin Yahya (1822–1913), mufti of Batavia
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Fictional characters
- Habib Halal, character in Australian film Fat Pizza
See also
References
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