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
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
- ↑ 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.