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'''Abdi''' is part of a male [[given name]].
In Ethiopia specially in Oromia ia it a name of male, having a meaning of "HOPE"
'''Abdi''' is a [[Muslim name]] and means "servant", [[Abdi]] or [[Abdul]] is always followed by one of the 99 names of [[Allah]], signifying "servant of God". Each of the 99 names of Allah or [[God]] are adjectives describing Him. For example, Abdi-Fatah would mean the "Servant of the Opener"
'''Abdi''' is also the name of three men in the [[Hebrew Bible]]:
*In {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:44}} '''Abdi''' is a [[Levite]] of the family of [[Merari]].
*In {{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|29:12|HE}} '''Abdi''' is a [[Levite]] in the time of King [[Hezekiah]] of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]]. This may be the same man as in 1 Chronicles 6:44.
*In [[Book of Ezra|Ezra]] {{bibleverse-nb||Ezra|10:26|HE}} '''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''', as a surname, may refer to:
*[[Abbas Abdi]] (born c.1956), Iranian politician
*[[Abdi Sheik Abdi]] (born 1942), Somali author
*[[Akbar Abdi]] (born 1960), Iranian actor and comedian
*[[Almen Abdi]] (born 1986), Swiss footballer
*[[Bahador Abdi]] (born 1984), Iranian footballer
*[[Dekha Ibrahim Abdi]], Kenyan peace practitioner based
*[[Youcef Abdi]] (born 1977), Australian runner
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