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.
While Arabic speakers commonly use Abdu (عبده / عبدو ʿabdu) 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" or "slave" 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.
Abdi is also the name of three men in the Hebrew Bible
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.
Abdi-Ashirta (14th century B.C.), Canaanite ruler of Amurru
Abdi-Heba (14th century B.C.), Canaanite chieftain of Jerusalem
Abdi-Milkutti (7th century B.C.), Sidonian king
Abdi-Riša (14th century B.C.), Phoenician ruler of Enišasi
Abdi Behravanfar, Iranian singer-songwriter
Abdi Bile (born 1962), Somali Olympic Gold winner
Abdi İpekçi (1929–1979), Turkish journalist
Abdi Kassim, Zanzibari footballer
Abdi Pasha (disambiguation), various Ottoman people
Abdi Toptani (1864–1942), Albanian politician
Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Somali anthropologist and politician
Abbas Abdi (born c.1956), Iranian politician
Abdi Sheik Abdi (born 1942), Somali author
Abed Abdi, 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
Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, Somali social activist
Jumadi Abdi, Indonesian footballer
Kamyar Abdi, Iranian archaeologist
Mohammad Abdi, Iranian writer
Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian runner
Yusuf Hassan Abdi, Somali politician, journalist and diplomat
