Abdi

Abdi
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arab World
Meaning	Servant of God

Last updated September 21, 2025

Abdi is a male name. It is a usually given to Somali boys and also Oromos and the Arabs Abdul. In Somali, it means 'servant of Allah'. Among others, one version has an Arabic meaning which is loosely translated as 'servant of God'. Abdi referred in Afaan Oromo means hope, being for-mostly related with being hopeful. Example as in a sentence : ' Anii abdi qebaa, Rabbi nuun egaa'. (Afaan Oromo)

Arabic name

While Arabic speakers commonly use Abdu (عبده‎ / عبدوʿabdu) rather than Abdi, both are nicknames for Abdul . It originates from the Arabic word عبد الʿabd al- / ʿabd el- / ʿabd ul-. The name translates as "servant of God"^[1] 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.^[1]

Biblical name

Abdi is the name of three men in the Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, Abdi (עַבְדִּ֖י) literally means "my servant", but may be an abbreviation for "servant of "Yahweh".^[2]

In 1 Chronicles 6:44 Abdi is a Levite of the family of Merari.
In 2 Chronicles 29:12 Abdi is a Levite in the time of King Hezekiah of Judah. This may be the same man as in 1 Chronicles 6:44.
In Ezra 10:26 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 (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 (14th century BC), Phoenician ruler of Enišasi
Abdi Behravanfar (born 1975), Iranian singer-songwriter
Abdi Bile (born 1962), Somali athlete, World Champion
Abdi Faras (born 1989), Somali basketball player
Abdi İpekçi (1929–1979), Turkish journalist
Abdi Kassim (born 1984), Zanzibari footballer
Abdi Pasha (disambiguation), various Ottoman people
Abdi Omar Shurie, Kenyan politician
Abdi Toptani (1864–1942), Albanian politician
Abdi Haji Yaris, Somali politician

Middle name

Hamza Abdi Barre (born 1972), prime minister of Somalia
Mohamed Abdi Mohamed (1949–2021), Somali anthropologist and politician

Surname

Abbas Abdi (born 1956), Iranian politician
Guled Abdi, 1st Grand Sultan of the Isaaq clan
Abed Abdi (born 1942), Palestinian artist
Akbar Abdi (born 1960), Iranian actor and comedian
Almen Abdi (born 1986), Swiss footballer
Bahador Abdi (born 1984), Iranian footballer
Barkhad Abdi (born 1985), Somali American actor and director
Bashir Abdi (born 1989), Belgian-Somali athlete
Behzad Abdi (born 1973), Iranian composer
Dekha Ibrahim Abdi (1964–2011), Somali social activist
Hashim Abdi (born 2004), Norwegian politician
Hawa Abdi (1947−2020), Somali physician and activist
Jumadi Abdi (1983–2009), Indonesian footballer
Kamyar Abdi (born 1969), Iranian archaeologist
Mohammad Abdi (born 1974), Iranian writer
Nur Matan Abdi, Somali politician and military commander
Ugbad Abdi (born 1999/2000), American fashion model
Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian runner
Yusuf Hassan Abdi (born 1953), Somali politician, journalist and diplomat

References

1 2 Long, Harry Alfred (1883). Personal and family names: a popular monograph on the origin and history of the nomenclature of the present and former times. Hamilton, Adams & co. pp. 260.
↑ "Topical Bible: Abdi".

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[Long-1] 1 2 Long, Harry Alfred (1883). Personal and family names: a popular monograph on the origin and history of the nomenclature of the present and former times. Hamilton, Adams & co. pp. 260.

[2] "Topical Bible: Abdi".

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