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Worldwide, אידי (Idi , Edie , Eydie ) is a widespread mostly male, but uncommonly female first name. The forename אידי is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common principally masculine, but very seldom girly name, Libya, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Indonesia, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Indonesia, and India. Likewise, אידי is the last name as well as the forename.
אידי is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Edie Britt , the fictional character on Desperate Housewives; Edie Ortega , the character in The West Wing and Edie Ochiltree , the fictional character from Walter Scott's The Antiquary.