Jad (جاد) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. It means "serious" or "benevolent" in

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

, and it has a secondary meaning in

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 ...

, meaning "benevolent" as well.https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/jad/#:~:text=Jad%20is%20a%20name%20of,of%20Gad%20and%20means%20'benevolent This name can be a direct derivation of Gad from the

Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek language, Greek ; ; ) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its incipit, first word, (In the beginning (phrase), 'In the beginning'). Genesis purpor ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Jad Abumrad Jad Nicholas Abumrad (; born April 18, 1973) is an American radio host, composer, and producer. He is the creator of the syndicated public radio program and podcast '' Radiolab'', which he hosted alongside Robert Krulwich. He is currently Di ...

, American radio host, composer, and creator of podcast Radiolab *

Jad Fair Jadwin B. Fair (born June 9, 1954) is an American singer, guitarist, graphic artist, and founding member of lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese. Biography Fair was born in Coldwater, Michigan. In 1974, he and his brother David formed the ...

, American singer, guitarist, graphic artist, and founding member of lo-fi alternative rock group

Half Japanese Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974, after their family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland. Half Japanese' original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playin ...

* Jad Noureddine, Lebanese professional footballer *

Jad Saxton Jad Saxton (, born September 27) is an American voice actress and voice director. Early life Her name is an acronym of her parents' names, Jimmi and David, and is pronounced "Jayd". She grew up with a good singing voice, which eventually l ...

, American voice actress and voice director * Jad Shwery, Lebanese pop singer, songwriter, producer and music video director

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