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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. 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. Adi or Aadi (आदि) is also a male
Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
given name, which means "first", "original", and "superior". The name also functions as a nickname for Adolf in German and
Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the ma ...
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 Adi Carauleanu (born 8 March 1957) is a Romanian actor known for his roles in '' The Paper Will Be Blue'' (2006) and Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or-winning 2007 film '' 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days''. Born in Calafat, Dolj County, Carauleanu compl ...
(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 Adolf "Adi" Dassler (3 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a German Shoemaking, cobbler, inventor and businessman who founded sportswear giant Adidas. He was also the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler, founder of Puma (brand), Puma. 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 Adi Granov (; born 1977) is a Bosnian-American comic book artist and conceptual designer. He is best known for his painted work with Marvel Comics, for whom most of his comics work is produced, in particular his work on Iron Man. He is especially ...
(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 Adi Ignatius (born 1958) is editor-in-chief of ''Harvard Business Review''. He joined the magazine in January 2009. Biography Previously, he was deputy managing editor for ''Time (magazine), Time'', where he was responsible for many of its speci ...
(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 Adi Keissar (in Hebrew language, Hebrew: עדי קיסר; born December 11, 1980) is an Israeli poet, and founder of the cultural group Ars poetica (Israel), Ars Poetica. Biography Keissar was born in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. She is ...
(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 Adi Lukovac (9 September 1970 – 18 June 2006) was a Bosnian musician, best known as the pioneer of electronic music in Bosnia and Herzegovina and leader of the Bosnian industrial band Adi Lukovac & The Ornaments. Lukovac founded the band Orna ...
(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 Adi ibn Musafir (, ; born 1072–1078, died 1162) was a Sunni Muslim sheikh who founded the Adawiyya order. He is also considered a Yazidi saint. The Yazidis consider him as an avatar of Tawûsî Melek, which means "Peacock Angel". His tomb ...
(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 Adi Marie Roche (born 11 July 1955) is an Irish activist, anti-nuclear advocate, and campaigner for peace, humanitarian aid and education. She founded and is CEO of Chernobyl Children's Project International. She has focused on the relief of su ...
(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 Adi Shamir (; born July 6, 1952) is an Israeli cryptographer and inventor. He is a co-inventor of the Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) algorithm (along with Ron Rivest and Len Adleman), a co-inventor of the Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification sc ...
(born 1952), Israeli cryptographer * Adi Shankar (born 1985), Indian-American film producer, screenwriter, film director, television program creator, television showrunner, and actor *
Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (, ), was an Indian Vedanga, Vedic scholar, Hindu philosophy, philosopher and teacher (''acharya'') of Advaita Vedanta. Reliable information on Shankara's actual life is scant, and h ...
(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 Adrian Lee Viveash (born 30 September 1969) is an English football coach and former professional player who was most recently assistant manager at Coventry City. He is most notable for his spells with Reading and Walsall during the 1990s. He pl ...
(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)


References

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