Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Adad means “thunder.”
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Where it comes from
Adad is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hadad (הדד), “to thunder.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Adad appears in Genesis 36:35, 1 Kings 11:25, 1 Kings 11:19 and 1 other passage.
- Genesis 36:35
- 1 Kings 11:25
- 1 Kings 11:19
- 1 Kings 11:17
- Genesis 25:15
- 1 Chronicles 1:30
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Adad’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
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