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The baby name Didi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdiːdi/ (DEE-dee); Mandarin: 'dìdì' (dee-dee, falling tone); Hindi: 'dīdī' (DEE-dee).

Didi is Chinese, English, French, Indonesian in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Chinese, English, French, Indonesian
Pronunciation: /ˈdiːdi/ (DEE-dee); Mandarin: 'dìdì' (dee-dee, falling tone); Hindi: 'dīdī' (DEE-dee)

What is the meaning of the name Didi ?

The baby name Didi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdiːdi/ (DEE-dee); Mandarin: 'dìdì' (dee-dee, falling tone); Hindi: 'dīdī' (DEE-dee).

Didi is Chinese, English, French, Indonesian in Origin.

Didi is a cross‑linguistic diminutive that also serves as a unisex given name. Formed by reduplicating Di/Dee, it attaches to many bases: for women, Diana, Dinah, Daniela, Dorothea/Dorothy; for men, Dieter in German and Didier in French. Meanings follow the root - Diana “divine,” Dorothea/Dorothy “gift of God,” Didier from Desiderius “desired,” Dieter from Germanic elements for “people” and “army.” In Hindi, didi is the respectful word for “elder sister,” widely used as an affectionate nickname and sometimes formalized.

As an independent name, Didi gained mid‑20th‑century visibility via sport and entertainment - Brazil’s football legend Didi and American actress Didi Conn - and appears in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot as Vladimir’s pet name. Spellings and variants include DeeDee, Deedee, Dee‑Dee, and DiDi; shorter cognates are Dee and Di. Friendly and light, it travels well across languages.

Didi has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Didi

Didi Conn Actor · Born 1951 · United States Didi Conn is an American actor best known for her role as Frenchy in the classic film Grease. Born in 1951, she charmed audiences with her portrayal of the beauty school dropout. Conn also appeared in the film You Light Up My Life and the TV series Benson.

Didi – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
MV 0 #19 1 644
BN 0 #26 7 2,297
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
ID 0 #30 10 2,238
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #63 4 2,830
MV Boys 0 #66 12 3,375
BG 0 #67 14 1,799
ID Boys 0 #72 62 4,130
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
BG Girls 0 #80 182 3,559
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
BN Girls 0 #87 20 5,459
BN Boys 0 #90 44 6,332
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
TW 0 #97 7 4,523
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BW Girls 0 #137 12 4,216
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
LU Girls 0 #172 14 4,850
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
Austria 0 #196 18 850
LT Girls 0 #199 2 1,904
PS 0 #202 17 5,692
SI Boys 0 #203 9 3,402
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
LU Boys 0 #212 9 4,970
NA Girls 0 #212 13 7,146
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
AL Girls 0 #213 10 4,141
BG Boys 0 #215 6 3,850
AO Boys 0 #217 26 5,568
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
TW Boys 0 #227 15 7,111
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
SD Girls 0 #238 109 7,678
MO Girls 0 #241 11 7,056
EC Boys 0 #242 5 3,322
PT 0 #244 7 4,161
GR Girls 0 #246 4 6,293
NA Boys 0 #246 8 6,830
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
IL 0 #252 23 6,291
NG 0 #252 13 5,926
SG 0 #255 15 11,010
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
JM Boys 0 #262 11 6,876
TW Girls 0 #264 13 8,139
Austria Boys 0 #267 191 2,180
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
HR Girls 0 #277 13 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #277 13 6,578
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SA 0 #283 13 10,560
DZ 0 #284 2,398 20,130
CZ Boys 0 #295 10 6,530
MY 0 #295 36 12,352
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
KZ Girls 0 #297 24 5,862
QA Girls 0 #298 19 15,378
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
JO Girls 0 #307 19 7,570
CZ Girls 0 #319 23 5,378
DK Girls 0 #321 9 7,429
CN Boys 0 #327 5 9,639
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
GH Girls 0 #334 4 6,973
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
CN Girls 0 #336 14 8,829
EG Girls 0 #336 1,197 14,742
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
HK 0 #339 10 8,483
MU Girls 0 #341 11 8,539
EG 0 #350 51 6,387
PT Boys 0 #351 17 7,951
BR 0 #357 4 5,969
PL Girls 0 #358 7 5,096
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
NL 0 #365 27 2,481
YE 0 #368 14 8,639
PH Girls 0 #376 15 13,098
OM Girls 0 #380 17 15,987
Austria Girls 0 #398 23 1,885
MX 0 #402 12 8,339
Germany 0 #403 35 2,542
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
ZA 0 #404 44 14,421
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
PT Girls 0 #418 34 7,952
Spain 0 #421 32 2,326
MA 0 #426 1,317 20,986
SD Boys 0 #426 20 10,523
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
PA Girls 0 #463 19 9,861
CM Girls 0 #464 77 11,671
RU Girls 0 #469 30 11,913
CO 0 #471 10 7,768
PA Boys 0 #471 11 9,305
IQ Girls 0 #474 31 11,303
LY 0 #480 56 12,703
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
CM Boys 0 #485 66 12,054
KW Girls 0 #485 31 19,177
PS Boys 0 #491 58 10,655
HK Girls 0 #492 124 16,104
PS Girls 0 #492 32 10,981
IL Boys 0 #493 115 10,983
HK Boys 0 #500 28 12,905
IR Girls 0 #503 28 8,334
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
AE Girls 0 #515 39 20,968
CR Girls 0 #519 14 11,342
RU Boys 0 #520 7 12,621
SG Girls 0 #529 58 18,916
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
GT Girls 0 #535 7 7,500
IR Boys 0 #539 14 10,162
BH 0 #541 13 17,937
TN 0 #543 323 13,765
IL Girls 0 #546 72 11,648
AR Girls 0 #571 29 8,289
BO Boys 0 #571 22 9,244
LB 0 #572 87 13,263
NL Girls 0 #576 411 5,933
SG Boys 0 #577 121 17,960
MY Boys 0 #592 593 25,439
BO Girls 0 #594 18 9,488
ZA Girls 0 #597 712 25,928
IN Girls 0 #617 15 13,121
Germany Boys 0 #628 352 5,697
NG Girls 0 #639 149 15,093
CL Boys 0 #650 16 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #656 12 13,071
IT 0 #659 56 4,183
SY 0 #659 70 11,684
QA Boys 0 #695 13 18,093
BR Boys 0 #713 39 12,213
Germany Girls 0 #729 110 4,949
PE Boys 0 #770 109 14,506
Spain Girls 0 #782 203 5,561
MY Girls 0 #783 214 24,821
SA Girls 0 #785 151 25,931
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
EG Boys 0 #819 68 15,035
CL Girls 0 #827 25 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #837 94 5,610
CO Boys 0 #850 71 15,656
NG Boys 0 #853 99 16,906
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
NL Boys 0 #887 65 5,873
PE Girls 0 #894 50 14,861
IT Girls 0 #912 593 9,415
BR Girls 0 #926 16 12,708
CO Girls 0 #934 145 16,140
MX Boys 0 #939 44 16,355
ZA Boys 0 #1,006 173 25,619
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
MX Girls 0 #1,063 121 17,781
AE Boys 0 #1,075 18 22,615
TR 0 #1,169 43 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,176 297 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,509 106 28,008

Didi is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:

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Austria

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People also ask about Didi

Didi is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Didi is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdiːdi/ (DEE-dee); Mandarin: 'dìdì' (dee-dee, falling tone); Hindi: 'dīdī' (DEE-dee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dee Dee, DeeDee, DiDi, Dédé, Di and Dede.
Across languages, Didi has these equivalents: Didier (m), Diana (f), Diane (f), Deirdre (f), Dee (nickname), and 2 more.
Didi is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.
Yes — 1 notable people named Didi are in our database, including Didi Conn (Actor).