The story behind Mehdi
Chiefly used by Iranian immigrants, from Persian مهدی (mahdi), from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “rightly guided”). Compare Mahdi.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Azerbaijani entry
From Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy).
Pronunciation
German: /ˈmeːdi/
Regional pronunciation variants
- German: /ˈmi.di/
- German; rare: /ˈmɛçti/
- Azerbaijani: [mehˈdi]
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Names Similar to Mehdi
Mahdi
Borrowed from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “guided one”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ali
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. From…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alī
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fawzi
Borrowed from Arabic فَوْزِيّ (fawziyy), from فَوْز (fawz, “victory, triumph”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kimi
From Arabic حَكِيمِي (ḥakīmī). Doublet of Hakimi.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Laaouni
Borrowed from Arabic الْعَوْنِيّ (al-ʕawniyy).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Mehdi
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Mehdi
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length