Barad (name)
Barad can refer to a number of people, places, and things. It occurs as a family name with multiple ethnic sources and meanings (Hebrew: ברד, Russian: Барад). It was ranked # 88,149 in popularity in the 1990 US census.[1] Variants of the surname include: Barada, Barade, Baradi, Baradt, Barat, Bard, Brar, Beirad, Barrett, Albarado, and Al-Barad'i.
- Barad is a Jewish Ashkenazic name derived from the Hebrew patronymic phrase Ben Rabi David "son of Rabbi David".Z[2]
- Barad is a Jewish Sephardic name of unknown origin.[3]
- Barada is an Arabic toponymic name, from a place name meaning cold (for example, the Barada River in Syria).[4]
People[edit]
A partial list of people named Barad or a variant thereof:
- Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad, member of the 14th Lok Sabha (parliament) of India.
- Jill Barad, former CEO of Mattel Inc.
- Karen Barad, feminist philosopher and theoretical physicist.
References[edit]
- ^ US Census Bureau, Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames from the 1990 Census Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, Dictionary of American Family Names, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-508137-4
- ^ Sephardim.com Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Earthsearch.net Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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