Hidayi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hidayi

What is the meaning of the name Hidayi ?

The baby name Hidayi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced hee-DAH-yee (approx. IPA: /hiˈdaːji/).

Hidayi is Arabic in Origin.

Hidayi is a masculine name in the Arabic–Ottoman Turkish sphere. The form traces to Ottoman Turkish Hüdâyî - ultimately from Persian khudā “God” plus the relational suffix -î - and is also linked by folk etymology to Arabic hidāya “guidance” (root H‑D‑Y). Together these associations yield the favored glosses “God‑guided,” “guided to the right path,” or, by extension, “a guide.”

It gained currency as a devotional byname in Ottoman Sufi circles, most famously borne by the saint and jurist‑poet Aziz Mahmud Hüdâyî (1541–1628); this association sustained its use as a given name in Anatolia and the Balkans. While uncommon today, it survives in Turkey and the diaspora, occasionally as a surname. Spelling and transliteration vary: Hüdâyî, Hüdai, Hudayi, and Hidayi; related forms include Hadi (“guide”), Hidayet (Turkish “guidance”), and Hidayah/Hidaya (Arabic, often feminine). The name carries a pious, contemplative tone, resonant in scholarly and spiritual traditions.

⚙ Hidayi is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Hidayi appears only 4 times in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.