Shadi, also spelled Chadi or Shady or Chedi ( ), is a word that in Arabic means singer or warbler, and is usually used as a male given name.

Shadi ( ) is a Persian female given name. The name translates to "happiness" or "joy" in English.

Given name Shadi Abdalla, member of Al-Qaeda Shadi Amin (born 1964), Iranian writer and activist Shadi A. Karam (born 1948), Lebanese businessperson, banker Shadi Abdel Salam (1930–1986), Egyptian film director Shadi Al-Atallah (born 1994), Saudi Arabian artist, illustrator Shadi Alzaqzouq (born 1981), Libyan-born Palestinian artist Shadi Bartsch (born 1966), American academic Shadi Beg (died 1409), 15th-century Khan of the Golden Horde Shady El Nahas (born 1998), Canadian judoka Shadi Ghadirian (born 1974), Iranian contemporary photographer Shadi Hamid (born 1983), American author, journalist, and political scientist Chadi Hammami (born 1986), Tunisian footballer Shadi Hedayati (born 1985), German actress Shadi Jamil (born 1955), Syrian singer Chadi Cheikh Merai (born 1976), Syrian footballer Shadi Paridar (born 1986), Iranian chess player Shadi Ram, Indian politician Shadi Sadr (born 1974), Iranian women's rights activist Shadi Shaban (born 1992), Palestinian footballer Siddick Chady (1951–2024), Mauritian physician, politician

Surname Abdelkader Chadi (born 1986), Algerian boxer Mohsen Shadi (born 1988), Iranian rower

See also Chadi Jawani Budhe Nu, Indian Punjabi movie