Abdi is a male name. It is a given name used in several countries with different origins. The Oromo version of the name, used within Ethiopia, translates to ‘Hope’. Among others, one version has Arabic has meaning which is loosely translated as 'servant of God'.

Arabic name

While Arabic speakers commonly use '' Abdu' (‎ / ') rather than ''Abdi'', both are nicknames for ''

Abdul Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, me ...

''. It originates from the Arabic word '' / / ''. The name translates as "servant of God" in reference to religious submission to Allah (God). 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 The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
'' Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

, ''Abdi'' (עַבְדִּ֖י) literally means "my servant", but may be an abbreviation for "servant of "Yahweh". *In ''Abdi'' is a

Levite Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew de ...

of the family of

Merari According to the Torah, Merari (Hebrew: , ''Mərārî'') was one of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Merarites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times. The Hebrew word ''Merari'' means ''sad'', ''bitte ...

. *In ''Abdi'' is a Levite in the time of King

Hezekiah Hezekiah (; hbo, , Ḥīzqīyyahū), or Ezekias); grc, Ἐζεκίας 'Ezekías; la, Ezechias; also transliterated as or ; meaning "Yahweh, Yah shall strengthen" (born , sole ruler ), was the son of Ahaz and the 13th king of Kingdom of Jud ...

of Judah. This may be the same man as in 1 Chronicles 6:44. *In Ezra ''Abdi'' is the son of Elam, and one of a long list of men who had married foreign wives, and who then sent them away together with their children.

Given name

Abdi-Ashirta Abdi-Ashirta (Akkadian: 𒀵𒀀𒅆𒅕𒋫 ''Warad-Ašîrta'' RAD2-A-ši-ir-ta fl. 14th century BC) was the ruler of Amurru who was in conflict with King Rib-Hadda of Byblos. While some contend that Amurru was a new kingdom in southern Syria s ...

(14th century BC), Canaanite ruler of Amurru * Abdi-Heba (14th century BC.), Canaanite chieftain of Jerusalem * Abdi-Milkutti (7th century BC), Sidonian king *

Abdi-Riša Abdi-Riša was a ruler-'mayor' of Enišasi, during the period of the Amarna letters correspondence (1350–1335 BC). Another mayor of Enišasi, Šatiya, is found in the Amarna letters corpus. The name "Abdi-Riša" means ''"servant-Riša"''. Ab ...

(14th century BC), Phoenician ruler of Enišasi * Abdi Behravanfar, Iranian singer-songwriter * Abdi Bile (born 1962), Somali athlete, World Champion *

Abdi Faras The Somalia national basketball team is the national basketball team of Somalia. It is a member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and is governed by the ''Somali Basketball Federation''. Administration As of April 2014, Nur Moha ...

(born 1989), Somali basketball player * Abdi İpekçi (1929–1979), Turkish journalist * Abdi Kassim, Zanzibari footballer * Abdi Pasha (disambiguation), various Ottoman people * Abdi Toptani (1864–1942), Albanian politician

Middle name

* Hamza Abdi Barre (born 1972), prime minister of Somali * Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Somali anthropologist and politician

Surname

* Abbas Abdi (born 1956), Iranian politician * Abdi Sheik Abdi (born 1942), Somali author * Guled Abdi, 1st Grand Sultan of the

Isaaq The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak, Isaac) ( so, Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, ar, بني إسحاق, Banī Isḥāq) is a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. Pe ...

clan * Abed Abdi, Palestinian artist * Akbar Abdi (born 1960), Iranian actor and comedian *

Almen Abdi Almen Abdi (born 21 October 1986) is a retired Swiss Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has previously played for FC Zürich, Zürich, Le Mans Union Club 72, Le Mans, Udinese Calcio, Udinese, Watford F.C., ...

(born 1986), Swiss footballer * Bahador Abdi (born 1984), Iranian footballer * Barkhad Abdi (born 1985), Somali American actor and director * Behzad Abdi (born 1973), Iranian composer * Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, Somali social activist * Hawa Abdi (1947−2020), Somali physician and activist * Jumadi Abdi, Indonesian footballer * Kamyar Abdi, Iranian archaeologist * Mohammad Abdi, Iranian writer * Ugbad Abdi, American fashion model * Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian runner * Yusuf Hassan Abdi, Somali politician, journalist and diplomat

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