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 AmurruAbdi-Heba (14th century B.C.), Canaanite chieftain of JerusalemAbdi-Milkutti (7th century B.C.), Sidonian kingAbdi-Riša (14th century B.C.), Phoenician ruler of EnišasiAbdi Behravanfar, Iranian singer-songwriterAbdi Bile (born 1962), Somali Olympic Gold winnerAbdi İpekçi (1929–1979), Turkish journalistAbdi Kassim, Zanzibari footballerAbdi Pasha (disambiguation), various Ottoman peopleAbdi Toptani (1864–1942), Albanian politicianMohamed Abdi Mohamed, Somali anthropologist and politicianAbbas Abdi (born c.1956), Iranian politicianAbdi Sheik Abdi (born 1942), Somali authorAbed Abdi, Palestinian artistAkbar Abdi (born 1960), Iranian actor and comedianAlmen Abdi (born 1986), Swiss footballerBahador Abdi (born 1984), Iranian footballerBarkhad Abdi (born 1985), Somali American actor and directorDekha Ibrahim Abdi, Somali social activistJumadi Abdi, Indonesian footballerKamyar Abdi, Iranian archaeologistMohammad Abdi, Iranian writerYoucef Abdi (born 1977), Australian runnerYusuf Hassan Abdi, Somali politician, journalist and diplomat