Adi (name)

Adi (עדִי) or Ady is a Hebrew-language given name, which means "jewel" or "ornament".^[1]

In Arabic, the title Adi (أدي) 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"and "superior".^{[citation needed]}

It can also be a short form of Adrian, Aditya, Adriana and Adolf, and is also used as a surname.

First name[]

• Adi Ashkenazi (born 1975), Israeli actress
• Adi Bichman (born 1983), Israeli swimmer
• Adi Bielski (born 1982), Israeli actress
• Adi Bitar (1924–1973), Palestinian judge
• Adi Da, born as Franklin Albert Jones, spiritual teacher
• Adolf Dassler, German founder of Adidas
• Adilson dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• Adi Funk (1951–2010), Austrian motorcycle speedway rider
• 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 Himelbloy (born 1984), Israeli actress
• Adi Hütter (born 1970), Austrian football player
• Adi Ignatius (born 1959), American journalist
• Adi Koll (born 1976), Israeli politician
• Adi Lukovac (1970–2006), Bosnian musician
• Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, Kurdish sufist
• Adi Nes (born 1966), Israeli photographer
• Adi Ophir (born 1951), Israeli philosopher
• Adi Prag (b. 1957), Israeli Olympic swimmer
• Adi Ran (born 1961), Israeli singer
• Adi Rocha (born 1985), Brazilian football player
• Adi Shamir (born 1952), Israeli cryptographer
• Adi Shankara (788–820), Indian philosopher
• Adi Smolar (born 1959), Slovenian singer-songwriter
• Adi Talmor (1953–2011), Israeli journalist

Surname[]

• Fanendo Adi, Nigerian footballer
• Sailom Adi, Thai boxer

See also[]

• Adi (disambiguation)

References[]

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