MEANING & HISTORY
What does Talib mean?
The exact researched Arabic entry gives Talib as seeker of knowledge or student. Nordic Names independently records the Arabic spelling and the seeker and student senses.
The historical word explains the given-name formation without implying a bearer’s schooling or academic achievement.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
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Public-record transcription
3
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗THE RECORDED SPELLING
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Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
TALIBCSV record 561 (header counted as record 1)
The source transcribes elected-candidate lists. The record number locates the quoted given-name field.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Talib in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Talib
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Taib·Repentant, in the Arabic تائب name account
- Tali·My dew in the Hebrew name tradition
- Ghalib·Arabic name: victorious or conqueror
- Tahir·Virtuous, pure or chaste, in the Arabic name tradition
- Tala·Bright star
- Talina♀Shortened Catalina
- Taling♀Familiar Catalina with a local ending
- Talya♀Birth-related Natalia familiar form
What rhymes with Talib?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Behind the Name: Talib (opens in a new tab)
Exact form and documented name relationship.
- Nordic Names: Talib (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling and specific name formation.