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Abedi

Abedi is a surname of Arabic origin that is most commonly found among Libyan and other North African communities, as well as in Muslim diaspora populations in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. In many contexts it is treated as a nisba, a form of surname signaling affiliation with a family line or place, and it may derive from a given name such as Abed or Abdi. The exact etymology and regional meanings can vary, and transliteration into Latin letters produces several spellings in English.

Notable individuals with the surname include Salman Abedi (1994–2017), Libyan-born British citizen who carried out the

Geographic distribution of the name reflects historical migrations from Libya and other Arabic-speaking regions, with communities

Manchester
Arena
bombing
in
2017.
Beyond
this
case,
bearers
of
the
name
are
active
in
a
range
of
professions
across
different
countries,
but
are
not
all
publicly
documented
in
the
same
way.
in
Europe,
North
America,
and
the
Arab
world.
As
with
many
Arabic-origin
surnames,
spelling
may
vary
in
English-language
records
depending
on
the
country
and
the
orthographic
conventions
used.