Abdi


Abdi is a male name. It is a given name with many origins in many countries including Arabic. Among others, one version has Arabic as origin, while another is of Biblical origin.

Arabic name

While Arabic speakers commonly use Abdu rather than Abdi, both are nicknames for Abdul. It originates from the Arabic word عبد ال ʿabd al- / ʿabd el- / ʿabd ul-. The name translates as "servant of God" in reference to religious submission to Allah. As such, it is often used by Muslims around the world in conjunction with one of the names of God in Islam, but also sometimes on its own.

Biblical name

Abdi is the name of three men in the Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, Abdi literally means "my servant", but may be an abbreviation for "servant of "Yahweh".