Habib ( ar, حبيب, ''ḥabīb''; ), sometimes written as Habeeb, is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific, with the meaning "beloved" or "my love", or "darling". 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

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, though particularly in the

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and

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. In other countries, especially in

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and

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n countries such as

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and

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, it is an

honorific An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term "honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an honorary academic title. It ...

to address a Muslim scholar of

Sayyid ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamm ...

(a descendant of

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mon ...

) families and where it is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad – حبيب الله '' Habib Allah'' (Habibullah/ Habiballah) - "Most Beloved of

Allah Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", a ...

(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, Gabriel Habib and the Philosopher Habib. '' Habiba'' is the female equivalent.

Etymology

The name stem from the

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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 Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

equivalent of the name is '' Haviv'' (

: חָבִיב) used as both a first name and last name with the same meaning, "darling" or "likeable" in Hebrew.

Surname

* Aftab Habib, English cricket player * Anwara Habib, ''d.2018'', Bangladeshi politician * Arif Habib, Pakistani businessman * Brian Habib, American football player * Cyrus Habib, American Jesuit, politician * Dina Powell ''nee'' Habib, Egyptian-born American government official *

Irfan Habib Irfan Habib (born August 10, 1931) is an Indian historian of ancient and medieval India, following the methodology of Marxist historiography in his contributions to economic history. He identifies as a Marxist and is well known for his strong ...

, Indian historian * Jawed Habib, Indian hairstylist and businessman * Mamdouh Habib, Australian-Egyptian once held at Guantanamo Bay *

Meyer Habib Meyer Habib ( he, מאיר חביב) (born 28 April 1961) is a History of the Jews in Tunisia, Tunisian-Jewish French-Israeli politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly ...

, French politician * Philip Habib, ''d.1992'', American diplomat * Rafik Habib, Egyptian researcher, activist, author, and politician. * Ralph Habib, ''d.1969'', French film director of Lebanese and Egyptian origin *

Huzama Habayeb Huzama Habayeb ( ar, ْحُزَامَة حَبَايِب ) is a Palestinian novelist, storyteller, columnist, translator, and poet who has won multiple awards such as Mahmoud Seif Eddin ِAl-Erani Award for Short Stories, Jerusalem Festival of ...

, Palestinian novelist, columnist and translator

Given name

Habib

* Habib The Deacon, Syriac Christian martyr *

Habib (singer) Habib Mohebian ( fa, حبیب محبیان; 26 September 1947 – 10 June 2016), was an Iranian singer, songwriter, musician, composer and arranger. He was born in Tehran and was originally from Tehran He is considered one of the founders of Irani ...

(1947–2016), Iranian pop singer and songwriter * Habib Achour (1913–1999), Tunisian trade unionist *

Habib Ben Ali Habib Ben Ali, also known as Moncef El Habib Ben Ali ( ar, حبيب بن علي or ar, منصف الحبيب بن علي; born on August 21, 1941 and died on May 15, 1996 in Tunis) was a Tunisian criminal and younger brother of former President Zi ...

(1941–1996), Tunisian criminal and brother of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali *

Habib Beye Habib Frédéric Beye (born 19 October 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is the manager of Championnat National club Red Star. Born in France, he represented the Senegal national team. He is also a pundit ...

(born 1977), French-Senegalese footballer * Habib Borjian, linguist *

Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba (; ar, الحبيب بورقيبة, al-Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of ...

(1903–2000), Tunisian politician * Habib Bourguiba Jr. (1927–2009), Tunisian diplomat *

Habib Dehghani Habib Dehghani ( fa, حبیب دهقانی; born July 18, 1983) is an Iranian footballer. He currently plays for Damash Gilan in the IPL. Club career Dehghani joined Saipa SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headqua ...

(born 1983), Iranian footballer * Habib Diallo (born 1995), Senegalese professional footballer *

Habib Esfahani Habib Esfahani (born 1835/1251 - 1894/1311; fa, حبیب اصفهانی) was an Iranian poet, grammarian and translator, who spent much of his life in exile in Ottoman Turkey. Biography He was born in 1835 near Isfahan. He is also known ...

(1835-1983), Iranian poet, grammarian and translator * Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri, 7th-century Arab general * Habib Girgis (1876–1951) Egyptian Dean and Coptic Saint *

Habib Habibou Mouhamadou Habib Habibou (born 16 April 1987) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Early career Habibou started his career with Ligue 1 club Paris Saint Germain progressing through the youth setup. ...

(born 1987), French footballer *

Habib Jemli Habib Jemli or Habib Jomli ( ar, الحبيب الجملي; born 28 March 1959). is a Tunisian politician. He was the Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture from 2011 to 2014. He is an independent but is close to Ennahdha. He was appo ...

, Tunisian politician *

Habib Kashani Habib Kashani ( fa, حبيب کاشانی) is an Iranian politician and businessman. He is an outgoing member of City Council of Tehran since 10 April 2003. He was the chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club based ...

(born 1955), Iranian businessman *

Habib Koité Habib Koité ( bm, , Habib Kuwatɛ, born 1958 in Thiès, Senegal) is a Malian musician, singer, songwriter and griot based in Mali. His band, Bamada, was a supergroup of West African musicians, which included Kélétigui Diabaté on bala ...

(born 1958), Malian musician *

Habib Nasib Nader Habib Nasib Nader (born 1979) is a British actor. He is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, having won Best Supporting Actor with a team of six others for operating and voicing the tiger in ''Life of Pi''. They are the first puppeteers to w ...

(born 1979), British actor *

Habib Samaei Habib Samaei (, born 1905 – 11 July 1946), also written as Habib Somā'i, was an Iranian peoples, Iranian musician, santoor player and Music education, music teacher. He has been referred to as the "father of contemporary Iranian santoor playin ...

(1905–1946) Iranian musician *

Habib Wahid Habib Wahid (born 15 October 1979) is a Bangladeshi composer and singer. He works on modern pop music, EDM and a fusion of traditional Bengali folk music with contemporary techno and urban beats. His music is mainly influenced by British Ba ...

(born 1976), Bangladeshi composer and musician *

Habib Zargarpour Habib Zargarpour (born 9 March 1964) is an Iranian visual effects supervisor, computer graphics supervisor, art director and creative director. Zargarpour worked on the films ''Twister (1996 film), Twister'' (1996) and ''The Perfect Storm (fil ...

(born 1964), Iranian art director

Habeeb

* Habeeb Zain Arif (born 1973), Indian politician * Habeeb Salloum, Arab-Canadian freelance writer

Khabib

Khabib Allakhverdiev Khabib Mevlidinovich Allakhverdiev (russian: Хабиб Мевлидинович Аллахвердиев; born 8 December 1982) is a Russian former professional boxer of Lezgin descent Khabib Ilyaletdinov Khabib Khasibovich Ilyaletdinov (russian: Хабиб Хасибович Илялетдинов; born 1 January 1965) is a former Russian professional footballer of Tatar heritage. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet First Le ...

(born 1965), Russian footballer * Khabib Nurmagomedov ''"Habib Nur Muhammed"'' (born 1988), Russian Mixed Martial artist *

Khabib Syukron Khabib Syukron (born on February 15, 1988) is an Indonesian footballer who currently plays for Gresik United in the Indonesia Super League Liga 1 ( en, League 1), also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons with Bank Rakyat Indonesia, is ...

(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, mufti of

Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. ...

* Habib Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad, a Muslim patron saint * Habib Abu Bakr al-Aydarus, a Muslim patron saint * Habib Ali bin Abdurrahman Alhabshi, a cleric and preacher * Habib Muhammad bin Ali bin Yahya, Mufti of Kutai * Habib Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya, Indonesian Islamic cleric * Habib Munzir Al-Musawa, Indonesian Islamic cleric * Habib Umar bin Hafiz al-Shaikh Abubakr, Islamic scholar * Habib Uthman bin Yahya, mufti of Batavia

Fictitious

Habib Halal Habib ( ar, حبيب, ''ḥabīb''; ), sometimes written as Habeeb, is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific, with the meaning "beloved" or "my love", or "darling". It also forms the famous Arabic word ‘''Habibi’'' ...

, fictitious character in Australian film ''

Fat Pizza ''Fat Pizza'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film based on the ''Pizza'' television series, both of which were created, produced, written and starred in by Paul Fenech. It was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and SBS Independent (uncredited). ...

References

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