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Habib
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<p>Habib 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 <i>"Habibi"</i> which is used to refer to a friend or a significant other in the aspect of love or admiration<i>.</i> </p><p>The name is popular throughout the <a href="/facts/Muslim_World/n9vVGogr">Muslim World</a>, though particularly in the <a href="/facts/Middle_East/8CD6pLWv">Middle East</a> and <a href="/facts/Africa/XkqQUP9s">Africa</a>. In other countries, especially in the <a href="/facts/Hadhramaut/wzEWGDJV">Hadhramaut</a> region of <a href="/facts/Yemen/eDyoh4qV">Yemen</a> and <a href="/facts/Southeast_Asia/VafwT517">Southeast Asian</a> countries such as <a href="/facts/Brunei/dyz9JUn8">Brunei</a>, <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a> and <a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a>, it is an <a href="/facts/Honorific/WccpCNyE">honorific</a> to address a Muslim scholar of <i><a href="/facts/Sayyid/g5BAtTrk">Sayyid</a></i> descent and where it is one of the <a href="/facts/Names_and_titles_of_Muhammad/Uc7VWJTU">names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad</a> – حبيب الله <i><a href="/facts/Habibullah_(disambiguation)/IEpAUXmk">Habib Allah</a></i> (Habibullah/ Habiballah) - "Most Beloved of <a href="/facts/Allah/7U7KpU9p">Allah</a> (God)". </p> <p>The name, as is the case with other Arabic names, is not only confined to Muslims. Notable examples of Christian individuals named Habib include <a href="/facts/Martyrdom_of_Habib_the_Deacon/7tAdELdL">Habib the Deacon</a>, Gabriel Habib and the Philosopher Habib. </p><p><i><a href="/facts/Habiba_(disambiguation)/yK6qHKS0">Habiba</a></i> is the female equivalent. </p>