Adi (name)

Adi (עָדִי or עַדִי, depending on the emphasis on the second syllable (female) or the first (male)) is a Hebrew-language unisex given name, which means "jewel" or "ornament". It also means "my witness" (עֵדִי 'edi) in Hebrew.^[1]

In Arabic, the title Adi (عَدي) was common in military distinctions in the early Islamic era. It means "the one who charges" in battle or sports.^{[citation needed]}

Adi or Aadi (आदि) is also a male Sanskrit given name, which means "first", "original", and "superior".^{[citation needed]}

The name also functions as a nickname for Adolf in German and Adrian in Romanian.

First name

• Adi Tristianto (born 1977), Super Trainer for Automotive Industry
• Adi Adilović (born 1983), Bosnian football goalkeeper
• Adi Alsaid (born 1987), Mexican author
• Adi Altschuler (born 1986), Israeli educator and entrepreneur
• Adi Ashkenazi (born 1975), Israeli actress
• Adi Barkan, Israeli model agent and activist
• Adi Ben-Israel (born 1933), American mathematician, engineer, and professor
• Adi Unaisi Biau, Fijian rugby union player
• Adi Bichman (born 1983), Israeli swimmer
• Adi Bielski (born 1982), Israeli actress
• Adi Bitar (1924–1973), Palestinian judge
• Adi Bolakoro (born 1985), Fijian netball goalkeeper
• Adi Braun (born 1962), Canadian jazz and cabaret vocalist and composer
• Adi Bulsara (born 1951), Indian scientist
• Adi Carauleanu (born 1957), Romanian actor
• Adi Da (1939–2008), American spiritual teacher, writer, and artist, born as Franklin Albert Jones
• Adi Darma (1960–2020), Indonesian politician
• Adolf Dassler (1900-1978), German founder of Adidas
• Adi Dick (born 1978), New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer
• Adilson dos Santos (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
• Adi Ezroni (born 1978), Israeli actress, model, producer, and television host
• Adi Fahrudin (born 1966), Indonesian academic
• Adi Funk (1951–2010), Austrian motorcycle speedway rider
• Adi Gafni, Israeli sprint canoer
• Adi Gevins, American radio documentarian, producer, educator, archivist, and creative consultant
• Adi Godrej (born 1942), Indian industrialist
• Adi Gordon (born 1966), Israeli professional basketball player
• Adi Granov (born 1978), Bosnian comic artist
• Adi Hasak (born 1964), American writer
• Adi Havewala (1917–2001), Indian cyclist
• Adi Himelbloy (born 1984), Israeli actress
• Adi Hütter (born 1970), Austrian football player
• Adi Ignatius (born 1959), American journalist
• Adi Irani, Indian actor
• Adi Eko Jayanto (born 1994), Indonesian footballer
• Adi Kanga (1923–2013), Indian civil engineer, writer, and city planner
• Adi Asya Katz (born 2004), Israeli gymnast
• Adi Keissar (born 1980), Israeli poet
• Adi Koll (born 1976), Israeli politician
• Adi Konstantinos (born 1994), Israeli footballer
• Adi Kurdi (1948–2020), Indonesian actor
• Adi Lev (1953–2006), Israeli actress
• Adi Lukovac (1970–2006), Bosnian musician
• Adi Malla (694–710 CE.), founder of the Mallabhum
• Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1914–1987), Indian playwright, actor, director, and broadcaster
• Adi Mehremić (born 1992), Bosnian footballer
• Adi Meyerson (born 1991), Israeli jazz bassist
• Adi Mešetović (born 1997), Bosnian swimmer
• Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1072-1078–1162), Kurdish sheikh
• Adi Nalić (born 1997), Bosnian footballer
• Adi Nes (born 1966), Israeli photographer
• Adi Nimni (born 1991), Israeli footballer
• Adi Nugroho (born 1992), Indonesian footballer
• Adi Ophir (born 1951), Israeli philosopher
• Adi Parwa (born 1994), Indonesian footballer
• Adi Pinter (1948–2016), Austrian football manager
• Adi Popovici (born 1969), Romanian handball player
• Adi Prag (born 1957), Israeli swimmer
• Adi Pratama (born 1990), Indonesian-Austrian badminton player
• Adi Ran (born 1961), Israeli singer
• Adi Rocha (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Adi Roche (born 1955), Irish politician and activist
• Adi Said (born 1990), Bruneian footballer
• Adi Sasono (1943–2016), Indonesian politician
• Adi Satryo (born 2001), Indonesian football goalkeeper
• Adi Schwartz, Israeli journalist and academic
• Adi M. Sethna (died 2006), Indian Army General
• Adi Shamir (born 1952), Israeli cryptographer
• Adi Shankar (born 1985), Indian-American film producer, screenwriter, film director, television program creator, television showrunner, and actor
• Adi Shankara (788–820), Indian philosopher
• Adi Shilon (born 1987), Israeli radio presenter, actress, and television host
• Adi Smolar (born 1959), Slovenian singer-songwriter
• Adi Andojo Soetjipto (1932–2022), Indonesian jurist and lecturer
• Adi Soffer (born 1987), Israeli footballer
• Adi Sorek (born 1970), Israeli writer and editor
• Adi Stein (born 1986), Israeli footballer and coach
• Adi Stenroth (1896–1931), Finnish officer
• Adi Stern (born 1966), Israeli graphic designer and type designer
• Adi Sulistya (born 1991), Indonesian footballer
• Adi Talmor (1953–2011), Israeli journalist
• Adi Taviner (born 1990), Welsh rugby union player
• Adi Tuwai (born 1998), Fijian football goalkeeper
• Adi Ulmansky, Israeli rapper and music producer
• Adi Utarini (born 1965), Indonesian public health researcher
• Adi Viveash (born 1969), English footballer
• Adi Yussuf (born 1992), Tanzanian footballer

Surname

• Fanendo Adi (born 1990), Nigerian footballer
• Sailom Adi (born 1986), Thai boxer

See also

• Adi (disambiguation)