Habib
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Habib (; ; also romanized 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Habib is referenced by 55 other articles, and connects out to Arabic, Turkey and Africa.
It is catalogued under topics including Arabic-language masculine given names, Arabic-language surnames and Bosniak masculine given names.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Habib
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- "Beloved" "Friend" (Maltese)
- Given name.origin
- Arabic
- Given name.related names
- Habiba
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Wikidata facts
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- native label
- حبيب
- Soundex
- A110
- Cologne phonetics
- 011
- Caverphone
- APP111
- Commons category
- Habib (given name)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Surname
- Given name
- Habib
- Habeeb
- Khabib
- Other spellings containing the term
- Honorific title
- Fictional characters
- See also
- References
Habib (; ; also romanized 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 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)". thumb|"The hard worker ("earner, gainer") is Most Loved of Allah" ([[Arabic: al-kāsib Ḥabīb Allah الكَسِب حَبِيب الله), atop an arch in a mosque in Istanbul, 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, Gabriel Habib and the Philosopher Habib.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Habib” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.