Matlub as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Matlub

What is the meaning of the name Matlub ?

The baby name Matlub is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced mat-LOOB (IPA: /matˈluːb/).

Matlub is Arabic in Origin.

Matlub is an Arabic masculine name derived from maṭlūb (مطلوب), the passive participle of ṭalaba “to seek, request.” It literally means “desired,” “sought-after,” or “wanted,” and by extension conveys the idea of a cherished aim or prized person. The term is well attested in Classical Arabic and shares the triliteral root ṭ-l-b with related words such as ṭalab (“seeking; pursuit”) and ṭālib (“seeker”).

As a given name, Matlub has circulated throughout the Arabic-speaking world and spread via Persian and Urdu into South Asia and Central Asia. It remains most familiar there, often appearing in compounds like Matloob‑ur‑Rahman. Common transliterations include Matloob, Matloub, and Maṭlūb; the personal name is rarer in Turkish, though the cognate term exists in older usage. A feminine counterpart, Matluba/Matlooba (مطلوبة), means “desired (female).” Related in meaning but not variant is Mahbub (“beloved”), while Ṭalib is the active-participle “seeker.”