Barad can refer to a number of people, places, and things. It occurs as a family name with multiple ethnic sources and meanings (, ). It was ranked # 88,149 in popularity in the 1990 US census. Variants of the surname include: Barada, Barade, Baradi, Baradt, Barat, Bard, Brar, Beirad, Barrett, Albarado, and Al-Barad'i. *Barad is a

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name derived from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

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phrase Ben Rabi David "son of Rabbi David".Z *Barad is a

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name of unknown origin. *Barada is an

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ic name, from a place name meaning ''cold'' (for example, the

Barada River The Barada ( / ALA-LC: ''Baradā'') is the main river of Damascus, the capital city of Syria. Etymology The word "Barada" is thought to be derived from the word ''barid'', which means "cold" in Semitic languages. The ancient Greek name (), mean ...

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People

A partial list of people named Barad or a variant thereof: * Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad, member of the 14th

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(parliament) of

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

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Jill Barad Jill Barad (; née Elikann; born May 23, 1951) is an American businesswoman from New York City, who was CEO of Mattel from 1997 to 2000. Career Jill Barad graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Psychology from Queens ...

, former CEO of

Mattel Inc. Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company headquartered in El Segundo, California. Founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth and Elliot Handler in January 1945 ...

Karen Barad Karen Michelle Barad (; born 29 April 1956) is an American feminist theorist and physicist, known particularly for their theory of agential realism. Biography They are currently Professor of Feminist Studies, Philosophy, and History of Consci ...

, feminist philosopher and theoretical physicist.

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