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Habib

/ha-BEEB/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Beloved and dear

In Fulani

How to say it
ha-BEEB
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common · also a surname
For a girl
Habiba

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HabibHabeeb

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
ha-BEEB
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HabibHabeeb

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ha-BEEB
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a girl
Habiba

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HabibHabeeb

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
hah-BEEB
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HabibHبيبHabibou

Nicknames & short forms

Bibo

From the same family