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Adi 1 f & m Hebrew
Means "jewel, ornament" in Hebrew.

Amondi f Luo
Feminine form of Omondi.

Anandi f Hindi
Feminine form of Anand.

Andi f English
Diminutive of Andrea 2.

Brandi f English
Variant of Brandy.

Cadi f Welsh
Short form of Catrin.

Candi f English
Variant of Candy.

Chidi m & f Igbo
Means "God exists" in Igbo, derived from Chi 2, referring to God, and dị meaning "is". It is also a short form of Igbo names beginning with Chidi.

Chikondi m & f Chewa
Means "love" in Chewa.

Cindi f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.

Cyndi f English
Short form of Cynthia.

Di f English
Short form of Diana.

Dikeledi f Tswana
Means "tears" in Tswana.

Draupadi f Hinduism
Means "daughter of Drupada" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of the daughter of King Drupada of Panchala. She married all of the Pandavas, the five sons of Pandu.

Elidi f Various (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly of Greek or Welsh origin. It may have been inspired by the name of the Ήλιδα (Ilida) valley and ancient city in western Greece (Elis in English).

Hédi 1 f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Hedvig.

Heidi f German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, English
German diminutive of Adelheid. This is the name of the title character in the children's novel Heidi (1880) by the Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 release of the movie adaptation, which starred Shirley Temple.

Ildi f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Ildikó.

Izadi f Basque
Means "nature, forest" in Basque.

Jodi f English
Feminine variant of Jody.

Judi f English
Diminutive of Judith.

Kadi f Estonian
Short form of Katariina.

Kaidi f Estonian
Short form of Katariina.

Kandi f English
Variant of Candy.

Kennedi f English (Modern)
Variant of Kennedy.

Ladi f Hausa
From Hausa Lahadi meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin).

Lesedi f & m Tswana
Means "light" in Tswana.

Lyndi f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindy.

Maddi f Basque
Variant of Mari 3 or Maria.

Madi f English
Diminutive of Madeline or Madison.

Magdi 1 f Hungarian
Diminutive of Magdolna.

Mandi f English
Diminutive of Amanda.

Mwanaidi f Swahili
Means "child born during the festival" in Swahili.

Ndidi f & m Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.

Randi 1 f English
Diminutive of Miranda.

Randi 2 f Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of the Old Norse name Ragnfríðr, which was derived from regin "advice, counsel" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Shadi 2 f Persian
Means "happiness" in Persian.

Skadi f Norse Mythology
Variant of Skaði.

Thandi f Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele
Short form of Thandiwe.

Trudi f German, English
Diminutive of Gertrude and other Germanic names ending with the element drud "strength".

Verdandi f Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Verðandi meaning "becoming, happening". Verdandi was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny, in Norse mythology. She was responsible for the present.

Verðandi f Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Verdandi.

Wambdi m & f Sioux
Dakota form of Wambli.

Wendi f English
Variant of Wendy.

Zawadi f & m Swahili
Means "gift" in Swahili, derived from Arabic زواد (zawād) meaning "provisions".

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