At the time of Sadi's birth, his father was a member of the Directory, the French Revolutionary government which lasted four years from November 1795 to November 1799. Sadi was given named after a medieval Persian poet and philosopher called Sa'di of Shiraz.
Sa oras ng Sadi ng kapanganakan, ang kanyang ama ay isang kasapi ng ang Directory, ang mga French Revolutionary pamahalaan na lasted apat na taon mula Nobyembre 1795 hanggang Nobyembre 1799. Sadi ay ibinigay na pangalan pagkatapos ng isang medyebal Persian makata at pilosopo na tinatawag na Sa'di ng Shiraz.