Badei as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Badei

What is the meaning of the name Badei ?

The baby name Badei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /baˈdiː/ or /bəˈdeɪ/ (approx. "bah-DEE" or "buh-DAY").

Badei is Arabic in Origin.

Badei is most often a modern transliteration of the Arabic Badi’ (Badī‘), from the root b-d-ʿ “to originate.” It conveys meanings such as “incomparable,” “marvelous,” and “originator,” and appears theologically in Al-Badi’, one of the 99 Names of God in Islam. Through Arabic literary and religious influence, the name and its sense spread into Persian and Urdu, where similar pronunciations are used. Usage is chiefly masculine, with feminine counterparts formed as Badia/Badiah (Badī‘a).

In historical usage, Badi’ features in honorifics like Badi’ al-Zaman (“Wonder of the Age”), borne by the prose master al-Hamadhani and echoed in Ottoman Turkish as Bediuzzaman. Attested given-name spellings include Badei, Badee, Badi, Badii, and Badi’ (the apostrophe marking the final Arabic letter ʿayn); the fully vocalized scholarly form is Badī‘. Related forms also appear as surnames (e.g., Badii). Parents favor Badei for its elegant sound and its association with creativity, originality, and singular distinction.

⚙ Badei is a rare name. Our records hold just 44 recorded uses, spread over 16 countries.