# Habib > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Habib > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Habib.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib > Source revision: 1354324090 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{otheruses}} {{Infobox given name | name = Habib | pronunciation= {{IPA|ar|ħabiːb|}} | gender = Male | meaning = "Beloved"
"Friend" ([Maltese](/source/Maltese_language)) | region = | origin = [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language) | related names = [Habiba](/source/Habiba_(disambiguation)) | footnotes = | wikt = }} '''Habib''' ({{langx|ar|حبيب|''ḥabīb''}}; {{IPA|ar|ħabiːb }}; also romanized as '''Habeeb''') is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific, with the meaning "beloved"{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/habib|title=Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Habib|author=Mike Campbell|work=Behind the Name}}{{cite web |author=Nihad Nadam |title=NameArabic: Meaning, Arabic names with Calligraphy and meaning |url=https://www.kidpaw.net/names/habib |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623193829/https://www.kidpaw.net/names/habib |archive-date=2018-06-23 |access-date=2018-06-23 |work=Name Arabic}} or "my love", or "darling".{{cite web |author= |title=Habibi meaning and useful expressions in Arabic |url=https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/habibi/ |work=Name Arabic}} 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](/source/Muslim_World), though particularly in the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East) and [Africa](/source/Africa). In other countries, especially in the [Hadhramaut](/source/Hadhramaut) region of [Yemen](/source/Yemen) and [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia)n countries such as [Brunei](/source/Brunei), [Singapore](/source/Singapore), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) and [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), it is an [honorific](/source/honorific) to address a Muslim scholar of ''[Sayyid](/source/Sayyid)'' descent and where it is one of the [names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad](/source/Names_and_titles_of_Muhammad) – حبيب الله ''[Habib Allah](/source/Habibullah_(disambiguation))'' (Habibullah/ Habiballah) - "Most Beloved of [Allah](/source/Allah) (God)". [[File:Al-kaasib habib allah.png|thumb|"The hard worker ("earner, gainer") is Most Loved of [Allah](/source/Allah)" ([Arabic](/source/Arabic): ''al-kāsib Ḥabīb Allah'' الكَسِب حَبِيب الله), atop an arch in a mosque in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), [Turkey](/source/Turkey)]] 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](/source/Martyrdom_of_Habib_the_Deacon),{{Cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0857.htm|title=CHURCH FATHERS: Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon|website=www.newadvent.org|access-date=2017-12-17}} Gabriel Habib{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TugMX1cW1UwC&q=is+habib+ever+a+christian+name&pg=PA92|title=World Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A Reader|last1=Davies|first1=Noel|last2=Conway|first2=Martin|date=2008|publisher=Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd|isbn=9780334040446|language=en}} and the Philosopher Habib.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9MsUG7o1wuwC&q=is+habib+ever+a+christian+name&pg=PA700|title=The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to A. D. 325, Volume VIII Fathers of the Third and Fourth Century - the Twelve Patriarchs, Ex|last=Roberts|first=Reverend Alexander|date=2007-05-01|publisher=Cosimo, Inc.|isbn=9781602064836|language=en}} ''[Habiba](/source/Habiba_(disambiguation))'' is the female equivalent. == Etymology == The name stems from the [Arabic](/source/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](/source/Mahboob), the female equivalent [Mahbuba](/source/Mahboba_(disambiguation)) (Arabic: ''maḥbūbah'' مَحْبُوبَة). The [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language) equivalent of the name is ''[Haviv](/source/Haviv)'' ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): חָבִיב) used as both a first name and last name with the same meaning, "darling" or "likeable" in Hebrew. ==Surname== * [Juliana Habib](/source/Juliana_Habib) (born 2000), Colombian beauty pageant contestant * [Aftab Habib](/source/Aftab_Habib) (born 1972), English cricket player * [Anwara Habib](/source/Anwara_Habib) (1928-2018), Bangladeshi politician * [Arif Habib](/source/Arif_Habib) (born 1953), Pakistani businessman * [Brian Habib](/source/Brian_Habib) (born 1964), American football player * [Cyrus Habib](/source/Cyrus_Habib) (born 1981), American Jesuit, politician * [Dina Powell](/source/Dina_Powell) ''née'' Habib (born 1973), Egyptian-born American government official * [Irfan Habib](/source/Irfan_Habib) (born 1931), Indian historian * [Jawed Habib](/source/Jawed_Habib) (born 1963), Indian hairstylist and businessman * [Mamdouh Habib](/source/Mamdouh_Habib) (born 1955), Australian-Egyptian once held at Guantanamo Bay * [Meyer Habib](/source/Meyer_Habib) (born 1961), French politician * [Naomi Habib](/source/Naomi_Habib), Israeli neuroscientist * [Philip Habib](/source/Philip_Habib) (1920-1992), American diplomat * [Rafik Habib](/source/Rafik_Habib) (born 1959), Egyptian researcher, activist, author, and politician * [Ralph Habib](/source/Ralph_Habib) (1912-1969), French film director of Lebanese and Egyptian origin * [Huzama Habayeb](/source/Huzama_Habayeb) (born 1965), Palestinian novelist, columnist and translator ==Given name== ===Habib=== *[Habib The Deacon](/source/Martyrdom_of_Habib_the_Deacon), Syriac Christian martyr *[Habib (singer)](/source/Habib_(singer)) (1947–2016), Iranian pop singer and songwriter *[Habib (actor)](/source/Habib_(actor)) (1940–2016), Pakistani film actor *[Habib Achour](/source/Habib_Achour) (1913–1999), Tunisian trade unionist *[Habib Ben Ali](/source/Habib_Ben_Ali) (1941–1996), Tunisian criminal and brother of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali *[Habib Beye](/source/Habib_Beye) (born 1977), French-Senegalese footballer *[Habib Borjian](/source/Habib_Borjian), Iranian linguist *[Habib Boromand Dashghapu](/source/Habib_Boromand_Dashghapu) (1961–2025), Iranian Shiite cleric and politician *[Habib Bourguiba](/source/Habib_Bourguiba) (1903–2000), Tunisian politician *[Habib Bourguiba Jr.](/source/Habib_Bourguiba_Jr.) (1927–2009), Tunisian diplomat *[Habib Dehghani](/source/Habib_Dehghani) (born 1983), Iranian footballer *[Habib Diallo](/source/Habib_Diallo) (born 1995), Senegalese professional footballer *[Habib Esfahani](/source/Habib_Esfahani) (1835–1983), Iranian poet, grammarian and translator *[Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri](/source/Habib_ibn_Maslama_al-Fihri) (617–662), 7th-century Arab general *[Habib Girgis](/source/Habib_Girgis) (1876–1951) Egyptian Dean and [Coptic Saint](/source/List_of_Coptic_saints) *[Habib Habibou](/source/Habib_Habibou) (born 1987), French footballer *[Habib Jemli](/source/Habib_Jemli) (born 1959), Tunisian politician *[Habib Kashani](/source/Habib_Kashani) (born 1955), Iranian businessman *[Habib Koité](/source/Habib_Koit%C3%A9) (born 1958), Senegalese-born Malian musician *[Habib Levy](/source/Habib_Levy) (1896–1984), Iranian Jewish historian *[Habib Nasib Nader](/source/Habib_Nasib_Nader) (born 1979), British actor *[Habib Qahwaji](/source/Habib_Qahwaji) (1932–2023), Palestinian teacher, writer and political activist *[Habib Sabet](/source/Habib_Sabet) (1903–1993), Iranian businessman *[Habib Samaei](/source/Habib_Samaei) (1905–1946) Iranian musician *[Habib Wahid](/source/Habib_Wahid) (born 1976), Bangladeshi composer and musician *[Habib Zargarpour](/source/Habib_Zargarpour) (born 1964), Iranian art director === Habeeb === * [Habeeb Salloum](/source/Habeeb_Salloum) (1924–2019), Arab-Canadian freelance writer === Khabib === * [Khabib Allakhverdiev](/source/Khabib_Allakhverdiev) (born 1982), Russian boxer * [Khabib Ilyaletdinov](/source/Khabib_Ilyaletdinov) (born 1965), Russian footballer * [Khabib Nurmagomedov](/source/Khabib_Nurmagomedov) ''"Habib Nur Muhammed"'' (born 1988), Russian Mixed Martial artist * [Khabib Syukron](/source/Khabib_Syukron) (born 1988), Indonesian footballer === Other spellings containing the term=== {{Main|Habibullah (disambiguation){{!}}Habibullah}} {{Main|Habib ur Rahman (disambiguation){{!}}Habib ur Rahman}} ==Honorific title== * [Habib Ali al-Jifri](/source/Habib_Ali_al-Jifri) (born 1971), Islamic scholar * [Habib Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad](/source/Alwi_bin_Thahir_al-Haddad) (1884–1962), mufti of [Johor Bahru](/source/Johor_Bahru) * [Habib Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad](/source/Abdullah_ibn_Alawi_al-Haddad) (1634–1720), a Muslim patron saint * [Habib Abu Bakr al-Aydarus](/source/Abu_Bakr_al-Aydarus) (1447–1508), a Muslim patron saint * [Habib Ali bin Abdurrahman Alhabshi](/source/Habib_Ali_Kwitang) (1870–1968), a cleric and preacher * [Habib Muhammad bin Ali bin Yahya](/source/Muhammad_bin_Yahya) (1844–1947), Mufti of [Kutai](/source/Kutai) * [Habib Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya](/source/Muhammad_Luthfi_bin_Yahya) (born 1947), Indonesian Islamic cleric * [Habib Munzir Al-Musawa](/source/Habib_Munzir_Al-Musawa) (1973–2013), Indonesian Islamic cleric * [Habib Umar bin Hafiz](/source/Habib_Umar_bin_Hafiz) al-Shaikh Abubakr (born 1963), Islamic scholar * [Habib Uthman bin Yahya](/source/Habib_Usman_bin_Yahya) (1822–1913), mufti of [Batavia](/source/Batavia%2C_Dutch_East_Indies) * [Habib Umar bin Hafiz](/source/Habib_Umar_bin_Hafiz) (born 1963), Yemeni Sufi scholar == Fictional characters == * Habib Halal, character in Australian film ''[Fat Pizza](/source/Fat_Pizza)'' ==See also== * [Habib Bank](/source/Habib_Bank_Limited) * [Habib ur Rahman (disambiguation)](/source/Habib_ur_Rahman_(disambiguation)) * [Habib Public School](/source/Habib_Public_School) * [Habibi (disambiguation)](/source/Habibi_(disambiguation)) * [Habibullah](/source/Habibullah) * [Khabib](/source/Khabib) ==References== {{given name|type=both}} Category:Arabic-language masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Arabic-language surnames Category:Bosniak masculine given names Category:Bosnian masculine given names Category:Iranian masculine given names Category:Islamic honorifics Category:Pakistani masculine given names --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Habib](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib?action=history)). 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