Edrisi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Edrisi

What is the meaning of the name Edrisi ?

The baby name Edrisi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced eh-DREE-see (IPA: /ɛˈdriːsi/).

Edrisi is Arabic in Origin.

Edrisi is an Arabic-derived nisba (attributive) name meaning “of Idris” or “descendant/follower of Idris.” It traces back to the given name Idris/Idrīs - the Qur’anic prophet often identified with Enoch and linked with knowledge and writing. Because Idris is associated with the root d-r-s “to study,” Edrisi also carries connotations of learning and scholarship. The form Edrisi reflects Persian, Turkish, and South Asian transliteration habits alongside Arabic Idrisi.

As a personal name it is rare but growing, while long established as a North African and Middle Eastern surname. Notable bearers include the 12th‑century Sicilian cartographer al‑Idrisi and families connected to the Idrisid dynasty of Morocco. Variants and related forms include Idrisi, Idrissi (Maghrebi/French spelling), al‑Idrisi, Edrissi, and Idrisy; the base given names are Idris and Edris. Feminine adjectival forms appear as Idrisiyya in Arabic, though surnames are generally unisex.

⚙ Edrisi is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 21 recorded uses across 9 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.