Across the world, Cabdi (Cabdi 
, عبدي 
, Абди 
) is quite a common principally male, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name Cabdi is characteristic of Djibouti, where it is quite a common boy's name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently girly name, and Somalia, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Tajikistan. More frequently, Cabdi is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Cabdi | Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia |
| عبدي | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Algeria |
| Абди | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan |
| Абді | Ukraine |
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muuse biixi cabdi Somali politician (b. 1948) |
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| cabdi deeqsi warfa Somali singer and songwriter, SO (b. 1920) |
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cabdi warsame American politician, US (b. 1978) |
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| cabdi muxumed amiin Somali poet, dramatist, actor, and political activist, SO (b. 1935) |
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| cabdi shakuur sheekh xassan farax Somali politician, SO (b. 1953) |
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| cali shido cabdi politician of Somalia, SO |
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| cabdi bashiir indhobuur Somali poet, SO |
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| cabdi tahliil warsame SO |
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