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<h2 id="etymology">Etymology</h2> <p>The name stems from the <a href="/facts/Arabic/A1e66hVV">Arabic</a> verb <i>ḥabba</i> (حَبَّ), meaning to "love", "admire, be fond of". </p><p>Another variant which is used as a given name and adjective of the stem from that verb is "<i>maḥbūb</i>" (مَحْبُوب) meaning "well-beloved", commonly written as <a href="/facts/Mahboob/BKRSQv04">Mahbub</a>, the female equivalent <a href="/facts/Mahboba_(disambiguation)/Pj4utlX8">Mahbuba</a> (Arabic: <i>maḥbūbah</i> مَحْبُوبَة). </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Hebrew_language/hqKCSy9d">Hebrew</a> equivalent of the name is <i><a href="/facts/Haviv/LeNzXjUr">Haviv</a></i> (<a href="/facts/Hebrew_language/hqKCSy9d">Hebrew</a>: חָבִיב) used as both a first name and last name with the same meaning, "darling" or "likeable" in Hebrew. </p> <h2 id="surname">Surname</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Juliana_Habib/DIbKegSG">Juliana Habib</a>, Colombian Beauty pageant contestant.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aftab_Habib/qSNK3a7b">Aftab Habib</a>, English cricket player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anwara_Habib/ESuqdXQT">Anwara Habib</a>, <i>d.2018</i>, Bangladeshi politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arif_Habib/famG0f6F">Arif Habib</a>, Pakistani businessman</li> <li><a href="/facts/Brian_Habib/NCwL9yeY">Brian Habib</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cyrus_Habib/TE2f42kP">Cyrus Habib</a>, American Jesuit, politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dina_Powell/7cK89skM">Dina Powell</a> <i>née</i> Habib, Egyptian-born American government official</li> <li><a href="/facts/Irfan_Habib/xhk75LsN">Irfan Habib</a>, Indian historian</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jawed_Habib/20dwTTpL">Jawed Habib</a>, Indian hairstylist and businessman</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mamdouh_Habib/hjXNyr4r">Mamdouh Habib</a>, Australian-Egyptian once held at Guantanamo Bay</li> <li><a href="/facts/Meyer_Habib/HHWF18YV">Meyer Habib</a>, French politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Naomi_Habib/SCHxGwat">Naomi Habib</a>, Israeli neuroscientist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Philip_Habib/qJqNbUvU">Philip Habib</a>, <i>d.1992</i>, American diplomat</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rafik_Habib/78ymBv02">Rafik Habib</a>, Egyptian researcher, activist, author, and politician.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ralph_Habib/vxhScxUl">Ralph Habib</a>, <i>d.1969</i>, French film director of Lebanese and Egyptian origin</li> <li><a href="/facts/Huzama_Habayeb/1DKyBQ91">Huzama Habayeb</a>, Palestinian novelist, columnist and translator</li></ul> <h2 id="given-name">Given name</h2> <h3>Habib</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Martyrdom_of_Habib_the_Deacon/7tAdELdL">Habib The Deacon</a>, Syriac Christian martyr</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_(singer)/EdXbsuPJ">Habib (singer)</a> (1947–2016), Iranian pop singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_(actor)/8vV8Np94">Habib (actor)</a>, Pakistani film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Achour/DYSkzFc6">Habib Achour</a> (1913–1999), Tunisian trade unionist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Ben_Ali/1Lu0505e">Habib Ben Ali</a> (1941–1996), Tunisian criminal and brother of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Beye/laHw2sKg">Habib Beye</a> (born 1977), French-Senegalese footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Borjian/yW8VTflJ">Habib Borjian</a>, linguist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Bourguiba/LXshGRpa">Habib Bourguiba</a> (1903–2000), Tunisian politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Bourguiba_Jr./XVFTJ2kV">Habib Bourguiba Jr.</a> (1927–2009), Tunisian diplomat</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Dehghani/t4PaVrsQ">Habib Dehghani</a> (born 1983), Iranian footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Diallo/1z5R29mc">Habib Diallo</a> (born 1995), Senegalese professional footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Esfahani/f8XCCp6z">Habib Esfahani</a> (1835–1983), Iranian poet, grammarian and translator</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_ibn_Maslama_al-Fihri/baJlN8mI">Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri</a>, 7th-century Arab general</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Girgis/0MBgdK7u">Habib Girgis</a> (1876–1951) Egyptian Dean and <a href="/facts/List_of_Coptic_saints/knyelWuY">Coptic Saint</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Habibou/x4W1xwpp">Habib Habibou</a> (born 1987), French footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Jemli/uLH8ht4B">Habib Jemli</a>, Tunisian politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Kashani/ISF4oI0C">Habib Kashani</a> (born 1955), Iranian businessman</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Koit%25C3%25A9/eDF46ugx">Habib Koité</a> (born 1958), Senegalese-born Malian musician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Levy/gDXvQghp">Habib Levy</a> (1896–1984), Iranian Jewish historian</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Nasib_Nader/WbjRQVVJ">Habib Nasib Nader</a> (born 1979), British actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Qahwaji/2HfqoKW1">Habib Qahwaji</a> (1932–2023), Palestinian teacher, writer and political activist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Sabet/6geYGx6L">Habib Sabet</a> (1903–1993), Iranian businessman</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Samaei/PTQBYde6">Habib Samaei</a> (1905–1946) Iranian musician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Wahid/Bh6QQCJC">Habib Wahid</a> (born 1976), Bangladeshi composer and musician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Zargarpour/sjUPltIa">Habib Zargarpour</a> (born 1964), Iranian art director</li></ul> <h3>Habeeb</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Habeeb_Salloum/coxfV2ze">Habeeb Salloum</a>, Arab-Canadian freelance writer</li></ul> <h3>Khabib</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Khabib_Allakhverdiev/Kl2wfW9q">Khabib Allakhverdiev</a> (born 1982), Russian boxer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Khabib_Ilyaletdinov/2fPBcxyu">Khabib Ilyaletdinov</a> (born 1965), Russian footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Khabib_Nurmagomedov/Ttxk7lVh">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> <i>"Habib Nur Muhammed"</i> (born 1988), Russian Mixed Martial artist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Khabib_Syukron/ghkpllVB">Khabib Syukron</a> (born 1988), Indonesian footballer</li></ul> <h3>Other spellings containing the term</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Habibullah_(disambiguation)/IEpAUXmk">Habibullah</a></p> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Habib_ur_Rahman_(disambiguation)/Qpf1Gj2D">Habib ur Rahman</a></p> <h2 id="honorific-title">Honorific title</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Habib_Ali_al-Jifri/Ixp28Ht2">Habib Ali al-Jifri</a> (born 1971), Islamic scholar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Alwi_bin_Thahir_al-Haddad/qYdlsjCB">Habib Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad</a>, mufti of <a href="/facts/Johor_Bahru/2NmNtk9r">Johor Bahru</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Abdullah_ibn_Alawi_al-Haddad/hCD3TYw0">Habib Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad</a>, a Muslim patron saint</li> <li><a href="/facts/Abu_Bakr_al-Aydarus/07NPTKRE">Habib Abu Bakr al-Aydarus</a>, a Muslim patron saint</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Ali_Kwitang/vPBXcVqs">Habib Ali bin Abdurrahman Alhabshi</a>, a cleric and preacher</li> <li><a href="/facts/Muhammad_bin_Yahya/onLJSV3z">Habib Muhammad bin Ali bin Yahya</a>, Mufti of <a href="/facts/Kutai/0GhYajwq">Kutai</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Muhammad_Luthfi_bin_Yahya/V6amvpC6">Habib Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya</a>, Indonesian Islamic cleric</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Munzir_Al-Musawa/48ADqHIF">Habib Munzir Al-Musawa</a>, Indonesian Islamic cleric</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Umar_bin_Hafiz/pjAvSFqp">Habib Umar bin Hafiz</a> al-Shaikh Abubakr, Islamic scholar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Usman_bin_Yahya/Ywngqnay">Habib Uthman bin Yahya</a>, mufti of <a href="/facts/History_of_Jakarta/k7YBNpQA">Batavia</a></li></ul> <h2 id="fictional-characters">Fictional characters</h2> <ul><li>Habib Halal, character in Australian film <i><a href="/facts/Fat_Pizza/54RDrMh4">Fat Pizza</a></i></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Habib_Bank_Limited/C7xqGK6T">Habib Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_ur_Rahman_(disambiguation)/Qpf1Gj2D">Habib ur Rahman (disambiguation)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Habib_Public_School/YN1B7CIt">Habib Public School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Habibi_(disambiguation)/WAEamdzo">Habibi (disambiguation)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Habibullah_(disambiguation)/IEpAUXmk">Habibullah (disambiguation)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Khabib/BIgDeozn">Khabib</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Habib". Behind the Name. <a href="http://www.behindthename.com/name/habib" target="_blank">http://www.behindthename.com/name/habib</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Nihad Nadam. "NameArabic: Meaning, Arabic names with Calligraphy and meaning". Name Arabic. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180623193829/https://www.namearabic.com/en/product/free/habib" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20180623193829/https://www.namearabic.com/en/product/free/habib</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Habibi meaning and useful expressions in Arabic". Name Arabic. <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/habibi/" target="_blank">https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/habibi/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"CHURCH FATHERS: Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2017-12-17. <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0857.htm" target="_blank">http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0857.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Davies, Noel; Conway, Martin (2008). World Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A Reader. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. ISBN 9780334040446. <a href="9780334040446" target="_blank">9780334040446</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Roberts, Reverend Alexander (2007-05-01). 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. Cosimo, Inc. ISBN 9781602064836. <a href="9781602064836" target="_blank">9781602064836</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>