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In the entire world, Gad (Gad , جاد , גד ) is a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly first name. The forename Gad is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name, and Syria, where it is quite a common primarily male, but very seldom girly name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, and Israel. More prevalently, Gad is the last name as well as the forename.
Gad is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Gad | Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
جاد | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan |
גד | Israel |
Гад | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Gad is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gad , the biblical character, seventh son of Jacob, Book of Numbers; Gad , the person in the Hebrew Bible; personal prophet of David (1 Sam 22:5; 2 Sam 24:11–13; 2 Sam 24:18; 1 Chron 21:18; 1 Chron 29:29), 2 Samuel; Gad , the musical character in the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber; seventh son of Jacob.; Gad , the operatic character in the opera The Eternal Road by Kurt Weill and Dr. Judd Stevens , character in The Naked Face.