Habib


Habib, sometimes written as Habeeb, is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific, with the meaning "beloved" or "most loved".
The name is popular throughout the Muslim World, though particularly in the Middle East and Africa. In other countries, especially in Yemen and Southeast Asian countries such as Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, it is an honorific to address a Muslim scholar of Sayyid families and where it is one of the names of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad – حبيب الله Habib Allah - "Most Beloved of Allah ".
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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 Arabic verb ḥabba, 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" meaning "well-beloved", commonly written as Mahbub, the female equivalent Mahbuba.
The Hebrew equivalent of the name is Haviv used as both a first name and last name with the same meaning, "darling" or "likeable" in Hebrew. It is cognate to Arabic “Habib”.

Given name

Habib