Fadi (also spelled Fahdi or Fadhi) is a given name meaning "redeemer or savior". Which is also commonly used in Arabic speaking countries or Middle eastern countries as a Christian name referring to Jesus as a “redeemer or savior”. [1] Muslim Arabs have also picked up this name despite not believing in Jesus as the redeemer or savior of mankind. Fady and Fadey are similar names. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
edit- Fadi Abboud (born 1955), Lebanese businessman and politician
- Fadi Afash (born 1974), Syrian footballer
- Fadee Andrawos (born 1981), Lebanese singer and actor of Palestinian origin
- Fadi Frem (born 1953), Lebanese politician
- Fadi Ghosn (born 1979), Lebanese footballer
- Fadi Hammadeh (born 1972), Syrian race car driver
- Fadi El Khatib (born 1979), Lebanese basketball player
- Fadi Makki, Lebanese businessman and politician
Fictional characters
edit- Fadi, fictional character in the Robert Ludlum novel The Bourne Betrayal
References
edit- ^ Sung Ock Lee (2011). A Cultural Comparative Study on the Self-Identification of Maronites in Lebanon and Assyrians in Iraq (PDF) (PhD thesis). Lebanese University. p. 138.