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عَدِي
Adi
AA-dee
“Runner; one of swift action.”
About Adi
Adi is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "runner; one of swift action" — an Arabic-Indonesian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-د-و. Borne by the early companion Adi ibn Hatim. Also a common Indonesian masculine name.
Very common Indonesian masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Indonesian
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Adi is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Adi before.
- Adi ibn Hatim al-Ta'i (d. 687 CE), companion of the Prophet ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Adi
- What does the name Adi mean?
- Adi (عَدِي) means "Runner; one of swift action". From the Arabic root ع-د-و. Borne by the early companion Adi ibn Hatim. Also a common Indonesian masculine name.
- Is Adi a name from the Qur'an?
- Adi does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Indonesian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Adi a boy or a girl name?
- Adi is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Adi come from?
- Adi is an Arabic-Indonesian name, built on the root letters ʿ-D-W. Very common Indonesian masculine name.
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