Shad - Meaning of Shad

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[ 1 syll. (s)had, sh-ad ] The baby boy name Shad is pronounced as -SHaeD †. Shad is used chiefly in English and its origin is Babylonian. Shad is a shortening of the name Shadrach (English).

See also the related category english.

Shad is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked in 1972 with 0.023% of baby boys being named Shad. It was #404 in rank then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is today of very modest use. Among all boy names in its family, Shad was nevertheless the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Shad include Shadd, Shadde, Sa'd (Arabic), Saad (Arabic and Hebrew), Sad, Sadd, Saeth, Saethe, Said (Arabic), Saied, Sait (Arabic and Turkish), Saith, Saithe, Saîd, Sath, Sathe, Saud, Sayth, Saythe, and Sayyed.

† Pronunciation for Shad: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

A famous person named Shad is Rapper Lil' Bow Wow, born Shad Gregory Moss 9 March 1987, Columbus, Ohio.