Fadi
A Hebrew name meaning saviour or redeemer, at home in Arabic-speaking families. Just 112 men in Poland carry it, and no boy has been given it since at least 2000, so most Poles will never meet one.
Fadi Pronunciation
Fadi is pronounced FAH-dee (/ˈfadi/).
What Fadi means
Where Fadi comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
In Arabic, Fadi belongs to the family of words for the one who ransoms and redeems. Christian Arab families gave it widely, tying the name to Christ as the redeemer of the world. Under it sits an older Hebrew root, and both languages settle on one meaning: saviour and redeemer.
The name travels light. It arrived in Poland with no diminutive of its own and no softened variant to slip into.
On a class list at a Polish school, Fadi lands between Filip and Franciszek, short and easy to read. It keeps its plain three letters wherever the register goes. Underneath stays the sense it brought from Arabic and Hebrew: odkupiciel, the one who buys back.
How many people are named Fadi
1 in 190591 men in Poland is named Fadi. 112 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3212 among male names.
Fadi as a middle name
Fadi is a first name for 112 men in Poland and a middle name for another 15, an 88/12 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 2395th, between Elmer (15) and Fares (15).
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#2393 Elio15
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#2394 Elmer15
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#2395 Fadi15
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#2396 Fares15
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#2397 Gabryjel15