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حَبِيبَة
Habiba
ha-BEE-bah
“Beloved.”
About Habiba
Habiba is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "beloved" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-ب-ب meaning 'to love'. The feminine form of Habib: the beloved one. Borne by Umm Habiba, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Common in Egypt, the Maghreb, East Africa, and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Habibah, Habeeba, Habibe
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Habiba is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Habiba before.
- Umm Habiba, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (d. c. 664 CE), wife of the Prophet ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Habiba
- What does the name Habiba mean?
- Habiba (حَبِيبَة) means "Beloved". From the Arabic root ح-ب-ب meaning 'to love'. The feminine form of Habib: the beloved one. Borne by Umm Habiba, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
- Is Habiba a name from the Qur'an?
- Habiba does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Habiba a boy or a girl name?
- Habiba is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Habiba come from?
- Habiba is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-B-B. Common in Egypt, the Maghreb, East Africa, and South Asia.
- How is Habiba spelled?
- Habiba is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (حَبِيبَة) is also written Habibah, Habeeba, and Habibe. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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