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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • African : The expected one

Boy name origins & meanings

  • African : The expected one
  • Arabic : Guided to the right path

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Mahdi

Family name origins & meanings

  • Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic mahdī ‘guided’. This was the name of the twelfth Shiite imam, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 939, giving rise to a belief that he will return and unite Muslims under his leadership, triumphing over injustice.

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