Adi
A Hebrew name meaning "jewel" or "ornament". Only around 560 people in Poland carry it, and they split across both sexes: mostly women, with a real share of men.
Adi Pronunciation
Adi is pronounced AH-dee (/ˈadi/).
What Adi means
Where Adi comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Adi comes from the Hebrew עֲדִי, a word for jewel or ornament. The name says what it means. It belongs to a family of Hebrew nouns for finery and adornment, and it has long been at home in Jewish communities, where it names girls and boys alike.
Because the meaning sits so close to the surface, a child called Adi wears a small definition. To read it in a class register is to read a plain Hebrew noun standing in for a person. There are no diminutives here, no separate male or female form. The word stays whole.
The Polish gloss, ozdoba, keeps the same idea: something that decorates, that adds beauty to whatever it joins. It is short and bright, easy to say in Polish and in Hebrew alike. Whether the bearer knows the etymology or not, the name still means jewel.
How many people are named Adi
1 in 59170 women in Poland is named Adi. 561 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1257 among female names.
Adi's popularity over time
2 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1415 among newborns. It has been falling steadily since 2000. Still the #1257 name among living women, even as it slips to #1415 among newborns.
Adi as a middle name
Adi is a first name for 561 women in Poland and a middle name for another 49, a 92/8 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1071st, between Wiliam (50) and Ege (49).
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#1069 Wendelin50
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#1070 Wiliam50
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#1071 Adi49
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#1072 Ege49
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#1073 Eliecer49