Given name
Medad
“a beloved friend”
Medad is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Original Hebrewמידד
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yadad (ידד), “to love.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Medad appears in Numbers 11:25.
From biblical name research
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 14
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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