Names Matching Pattern *di

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.

Amondi f Luo
Feminine form of Omondi.

Anandi f Hindi
Feminine form of Anand.

Andi f English
Diminutive of Andrea 2.

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

Bandi m Hungarian
Diminutive of András.

Bikendi m Basque
Basque form of Vincent.

Brandi f English
Variant of Brandy.

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

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.

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

Cindi f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.

Cyndi f English
Short form of Cynthia.

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

Di f English
Short form of Diana.

Didi m German
Diminutive of Dieter.

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.

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.

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).

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 1 f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Hedvig.

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

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.

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.

Ildi f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Ildikó.

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

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.

Jodi f English
Feminine variant of Jody.

Jordi m Catalan
Catalan form of George.

Judi f English
Diminutive of Judith.

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

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.

Klajdi m Albanian
Meaning unknown.

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.

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".

Mandi f English
Diminutive of Amanda.

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".

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

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.

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".

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.

Shadi 2 f Persian
Means "happiness" in Persian.

Skadi f Norse Mythology
Variant of Skaði.

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).

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".

Udi m Hebrew
Diminutive of Ehud.

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.

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

Wambdi m & f Sioux
Dakota form of Wambli.

Wendi f English
Variant of Wendy.

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.