Mehdi (Arabic: المَهْدِي, romanized: al-mehdi) is a common Arabic masculine given name, meaning "rightly guided".[1] People with the name Mehdi generally originate from Iran, with other notable countries of origin being India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United States of America.[2]
This name is a variation of the name Mahdi, which is of Arabic origin. Other, less common, variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti, Metti, Madi, Maadi, Mahadi, Mehedi.