Zabad

surname · Latin script

Meaning: Zabad's inclusion among David's mighty men underscores the importance of loyalty, strength, and valor in the service of God's anointed king

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/zəbæd/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Zabad is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.

rarermore common
  • SYSyria
  • DEGermany
  • ILIsrael

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Zabad's inclusion among David's mighty men underscores the importance of loyalty, strength, and valor in the service of God's anointed king. His presence in the biblical record, though brief, is part of the larger narrative affirming God's faithfulness to the Davidic covenant.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Zabad is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • Zabad is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "gift" or "endowed." It appears in the Old Testament for several individuals, most notably a descendant in the tribe of Judah. While rare today, it carries a sense of historical depth and the positive meaning of being a gift.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Zabad comes from the Hebrew root verb 'zabad' (זבד), which means "to give," "to bestow," or "to endow". Therefore, the name is generally understood to mean "gift," "giver," or "he has given."

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Zabad is derived from the Hebrew root verb 'zabad' (זָבַד), which means 'to give,' 'to bestow,' or 'to endow'. Therefore, the name is generally understood to mean 'gift' or 'he has given'.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Zabad is a rare biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning 'gift'. He is mentioned in the Old Testament as one of the men who divorced his foreign wife at the command of the priest Ezra.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Zabad is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "gift" or "bestowal". It appears several times in the Old Testament, associated with individuals in the lineages of Ephraim and Judah.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Mr Zabad,
InformalHi Zabad,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 7 sources across 6 countries.

Official registers attesting Zabad
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—47#109,451
ES SpainINE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)—7#143,513
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 1

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Zabad mean, and where does it come from?
Zabad's inclusion among David's mighty men underscores the importance of loyalty, strength, and valor in the service of God's anointed king. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
How do you pronounce Zabad?
A machine transcription gives /zəbæd/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Zabad have the most bearers?
Zabad is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Zabad”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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