Habib

Habib is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “beloved”. Habib is the Arabic word for beloved, so warm a term that habibi, my dear, is the most common endearment in the language.

Habib is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Common from West Africa through the Middle East to South Asia.

The name Habib comes from Arabic. Habib is the Arabic word for beloved, so warm a term that habibi, my dear, is the most common endearment in the language. As a given name it spans the Muslim world, and honorifics like Habiburrahman, beloved of the Merciful, extend it into devotion.

Habib is pronounced hah-BEEB.