Gad: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Gad – Meaning: fortune, luck (with a secondary biblical wordplay linking it to 'troop/raiders') – Origin: Hebrew (biblical) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: GAD


Gad is a Hebrew (biblical) boy's name meaning “fortune, luck (with a secondary biblical wordplay linking it to 'troop/raiders')”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Gad

Meaning: Fortune, luck (with a secondary biblical wordplay linking it to 'troop/raiders').

Origin: Hebrew (biblical).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Gad

Phonetic: GAD   IPA: /ɡæd/

Popularity of Gad

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1987–2023.

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