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

Adi 2 m Indonesian, Javanese
Means "first" in Indonesian and "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese, both ultimately from Sanskrit आदि (ādi) meaning "first, prime".

Adi 3 m German, Romanian
Diminutive of Adolf (German) or Adrian (Romanian) as well as other names beginning with the same sound.

Amadi 1 m Igbo
Means "freeborn man" in Igbo.

Amadi 2 m Yoruba (Rare)
Possibly means "seemed destined to die at birth" in Yoruba.

Arkadi m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Аркадий (see Arkadiy).

Bandi m Hungarian
Diminutive of András.

Bikendi m Basque
Basque form of Vincent.

Budi m Indonesian
Means "reason, mind, character" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect" (related to Buddha).

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.

Chukwudi m Igbo
Means "God exists" in Igbo (a variant of Chidi using Chukwu as the first element).

Ɗanladi m Hausa
From Hausa ɗa "son" and Lahadi "Sunday".

Didi m German
Diminutive of Dieter.

Edi 1 m Croatian, German, Slovene
Croatian and German diminutive of Eduard, and a Slovene diminutive of Edvard.

Edi 2 m Javanese
Variant of Adi 2.

Fadi m Arabic
Means "saviour" in Arabic. This is an Arabic name of Jesus.

Ferdi m German, Dutch
Short form of Ferdinand.

Genadi m Bulgarian, Georgian
Bulgarian and Georgian form of Gennadius.

Gennadi m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Геннадий (see Gennadiy).

Hadi m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Indonesian
Means "leader, guide" in Arabic, from the root هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide".

Hédi 2 m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هادي (see Hadi) chiefly used in Tunisia (using French-influenced orthography).

Huangdi m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 黄 (huáng) meaning "yellow" and 帝 (dì) meaning "god, emperor". This is the Chinese name for the Yellow Emperor, a mythical ruler and deity who is said to have reigned in the 3rd millennium BC. He is regarded as the ancestor of the Chinese people.

Jehudi m Biblical
Means "Jew" in Hebrew, ultimately referring to a person from the tribe of Judah. In the Old Testament this is the name of a servant of King Jehoiakim.

Jordi m Catalan
Catalan form of George.

Junaidi m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Junayd.

Klajdi m Albanian
Meaning unknown.

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

Magdi 2 m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مجدي (see Majdi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Mahdi m Arabic, Persian
Means "guided one" in Arabic, a derivative of هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide".

Majdi m Arabic
Means "glorious, praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the root مجد (majada) meaning "to be glorious".

Manfredi m Italian
Southern Italian form of Manfred.

Mehdi m Persian, Azerbaijani, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Persian, Azerbaijani and North African form of Mahdi.

Mulyadi m Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian mulia meaning "noble, honourable", ultimately from Sanskrit मूल्य (mūlya) meaning "cost, worth".

Mundi m Old Norse
Short form of Old Norse names ending with the element mundr "protection".

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

Nnamdi m Igbo
Means "my father is alive" in Igbo. This name is given to a child when it is believed that he is a reincarnation of his grandfather.

Ödi m Hungarian
Diminutive of Ödön.

Omondi m Luo
Means "born early in the morning" in Luo.

Páidí m Irish
Diminutive of Pádraig.

Poldi m German
German diminutive of Leopold.

Rudi m German, Hungarian
Diminutive of Rudolf.

Ruedi m German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive of Rudolf.

Şadi m Turkish
Turkish form of Shadi 1.

Sa'di m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعدي (see Sadi).

Sadi m Arabic, Turkish
Means "fortunate, lucky" in Arabic, a derivative of سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".

Sandi m Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Aleksandar or Aleksander.

Shadi 1 m Arabic
Means "singer" in Arabic.

Tancredi m Italian
Italian form of Tancred appearing in the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580) by Torquato Tasso. The tale was adapted by Gioachino Rossini for his opera Tancredi (1813).

Udi m Hebrew
Diminutive of Ehud.

Wahyudi m Indonesian
From Indonesian wahyu meaning "revelation", derived from Arabic وحي (waḥy).

Wambdi m & f Sioux
Dakota form of Wambli.

Yehudi m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehudi.

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

Zviadi m Georgian
Form of Zviad with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

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