Meaning and Origin of: Mahdi

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

Mahde
Mahdee
Mahdy

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.