Arcadi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Arcadi

What is the meaning of the name Arcadi ?

The baby name Arcadi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ar-KAH-dee (English respelling); IPA: /ɑrˈkɑːdi/ — alternate pronunciation ar-KAY-dee /ɑrˈkeɪdi/.

Arcadi is Greek in Origin.

Arcadi is the Catalan form of Arcadius, from Latin Arcadius and Greek Arkadios, meaning “from Arcadia.” Arcadia is the mountainous region of the Peloponnese idealized since classical poetry as a rustic paradise; the ethnonym ultimately relates to the mythic hero Arcas. As a given name, Arcadi conveys an Arcadian, pastoral, and harmonious quality.

The name spread through the Christian world via early martyrs named Arcadius and the Eastern Roman emperor Arcadius (r. 395–408). In Catalonia and Valencia it has steady use, with periodic revivals in the 19th–20th centuries; contemporary bearers include economist Arcadi Oliveres and journalist Arcadi Espada. International variants include Arcadio (Spanish, Italian), Arcádio (Portuguese), Arkadios (Greek), Arcadius (Latin), Arkady/Arkadiy or Arcadi (Russian and other Slavic), and Arkadiusz (Polish); feminine counterparts are Arcadia and Catalan Arcàdia. Nicknames vary by language, e.g., Russian Arkasha. Meaning notes: “of Arcadia; idyllic, pastoral.”