Mahdi Family History
Mahdi Name Meaning
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic mahdī ‘guided’. This is the attribute (title) of the twelfth (i.e. the last) imam of the Shiites Muhammad ibn Hasan who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 939 giving rise to a belief that he will return and unite Muslims under his leadership triumphing over injustice. Compare Madi 1 and Mehdi .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022