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The baby name Mahdii is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mah-DEE/ (mɑːˈdiː).

Mahdii is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Islamic
Pronunciation: /mah-DEE/ (mɑːˈdiː)

What is the meaning of the name Mahdii ?

The baby name Mahdii is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mah-DEE/ (mɑːˈdiː).

Mahdii is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.

Mahdii is a modern respelling of Arabic Mahdī (مهدي), from the Semitic root h-d-y “to guide,” yielding the meaning “the guided one” or “rightly guided.” The double -i reflects the long final ī in Arabic and Persian, akin to the diacritic in Mahdī. Pronounced mah-DEE, it appears across Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Turkish contexts.

Used for centuries throughout the Islamic world, the name is associated with religious hope and righteous leadership: al-Mahdi titles the expected eschatological figure, and it was borne by the Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) and by Muhammad Ahmad of Sudan, known as the Mahdi (19th century). Common variants include Mahdi, Mahdī, Mehdi (Persian/Francophone), Mahdy, Mahdee, and Maghrebi El Mehdi; related feminine forms are Mahdia and Mahdiyya. In contemporary diasporas, Mahdii functions as a distinctive, streamlined spelling while preserving the classic meaning.

Mahdii has the following similar or variant Names

Mahdii – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
SD Boys 0 #462 5 10,523
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
IR Boys 0 #531 22 10,162
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
LB 0 #684 7 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
TN 0 #776 54 13,765
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
EG Boys 0 #876 11 15,035
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
MA 0 #999 130 20,986
SA Girls 0 #1,010 5 25,931
DZ 0 #1,143 34 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
SA Boys 0 #1,588 27 28,008

Mahdii is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:

AF
BD
BH
DZ
EG

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People also ask about Mahdii

Mahdii is predominantly a boy's name.
Mahdii is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /mah-DEE/ (mɑːˈdiː).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mahdi, Mehdi, Mahdī, Mehdī, Mahdy and Mahdie.
Across languages, Mahdii has these equivalents: Hadi (Arabic, 'guide'), Rashid (Arabic, 'rightly guided'), Huda (Arabic, feminine, 'guidance'), Hidayat (Arabic/Persian, 'guidance').
Mahdii is a name of Arabic origin, traditionally used in Arabic-speaking countries. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Arabic-speaking countries and its diaspora communities.