Habiba Explained

Habiba (Arabic: حَبِيْبَه, ḥabībah), alternatively Habibah and Habeeba, is a female given name of Arabic origin meaning beloved, sweetheart, or lover, stemming from the male name Habib. Habiba or Habibah may refer to:

People

• Habiba of Valencia (also known as Thoma; died 1127), Arab Andalusian scholar
• Habiba bint Jahsh, a companion of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad
• Habiba Mohamed Ahmed Alymohmed (born 1999), Egyptian squash player
• Habiba Zehi Ben Romdhane (born 1950), Tunisian minister
• Habiba Bouhamed Chaabouni, Tunisian Professor of Medical Genetics
• Habiba Dembélé, Ivorian journalist
• Habiba Djahnine (born 1968), Algerian film producer
• Habiba Ghribi (born 1984), Tunisian athlete
• Habiba Nosheen (born 1982), Pakistani-Canadian journalist
• Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan (1986–2013), Egyptian journalist and activist
• Habiba Sarābi (born 1956), Afghan physician
• Habibah binte Ubayd-Allah, a companion of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad
• Habibah bint Kharijah ibn Zayd ibn Abi Zuhayr, wife of Abu Bakr, the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death
• Umm Habiba (or Ramla bint Abi Sufyan; c.594–666), a wife of Muhammad

Other uses

• Hassan and Habibah, British television presenters
• Habibas Islands, located just north of the Algerian coast