Habib - wikipedia Habib For the village in Iran, see Habib, Iran. Habib Pronunciation ( ħabiːb ) Gender Male Origin Word / name Arabic Meaning `` Beloved '' `` Friend '' ( Malta ) Other names Related names Habiba Habib ( Arabic : حبيب ‎, translit. ḥabīb ; Arabic pronunciation : ( ħabiːb ) ), sometimes written as Habeeb, is an Arabic masculine given name and occasional surname with the meaning `` beloved ''. 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 ( a descendant of Muhammad ) families. It is important to note that the name, as is the case with other Arabic names, is not confined to Muslims. Notable examples of Christian individuals named Habib include ' Habib the Deacon ' and Gabriel Habib and the Philosopher Habib. Contents 1 Given name 2 Surname 3 Honorific title 4 See also 5 References Given name Habib Habib Beye ( born 1977 ), French - Senegalese footballer Habib Bourguiba ( 1903 -- 2000 ), Tunisian politician Habib Bourguiba Jr. ( 1927 -- 2009 ), Tunisian diplomat Habib Dehghani, Iranian footballer Habib Esfahani, Iranian poet, grammarian and translator Habib Habibou ( born 1987 ), French footballer Habib Kashani, Iranian businessman Habib Koité ( born 1958 ), Malian musician Habib Mohebian ( 1952 -- 2016 ), Iranian pop singer and songwriter Habib Wahid ( born 1976 ), Bangladeshi composer and musician Habib Zargarpour, Iranian art director Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist Habeeb Habeeb Zain Arif, Indian politician Habeeb Salloum, Arab - Canadian freelance writer Surname Aftab Habib, English cricket player Arif Habib, Pakistani businessman Brian Habib, American football player Dina Powell nee Habib ( born 1973 ), Egyptian - born American government official Irfan Habib, Indian historian Mamdouh Habib, Australian - Egyptian once held at Guantanamo Bay Meyer Habib, French politician Philip Habib ( 1920 -- 1992 ), American diplomat Rafik Habib ( born 1959 ), Egyptian researcher, activist, author, and politician. Ralph Habib ( 1912 - 1969 ), French film director of Lebanese and Egyptian origin Huzama Habayeb, Palestinian novelist, columnist and translator Honorific title Habib Ali al - Jifri ( born 1971 ), Islamic scholar Habib Alwi bin Thahir al - Haddad, mufti of Johor Bahru 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 Munzir Al - Musawa, Indonesian Islamic cleric Habib Umar bin Hafiz al - Shaikh Abubakr, Islamic scholar Habib Uthman bin Yahya, mufti of Batavia See also Habib Bank ( disambiguation ) Habibi ( disambiguation ) Habibullah ( disambiguation ) Habib ur Rahman ( disambiguation ) References Jump up ^ Mike Campbell. `` Behind the Name : Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Habib ''. Behind the Name. Jump up ^ `` CHURCH FATHERS : Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon ''. www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 17. Jump up ^ Davies, Noel ; Conway, Martin ( 2008 ). World Christianity in the Twentieth Century : A Reader. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. ISBN 9780334040446. Jump up ^ 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. This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Habib&oldid=815891417 '' Categories : Given names Surnames Arabic masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Bosnian masculine given names Arabic - language surnames Pakistani masculine given names Hidden categories : Articles containing Arabic - language text All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Català Deutsch Español Français Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu 日本 語 ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Plattdüütsch Suomi Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 17 December 2017, at 21 : 49. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of the name habib
Answer: beloved; "beloved"; "beloved"; beloved