Meaning and Origin of: Gad

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Native American : Juniper tree

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : variant spelling of Gadd.
  • Danish : from a medieval nickname Gad meaning ‘sting’, ‘point’, or from the Biblical male personal name Gad.
  • Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic jād ‘serious’, ‘earnest’.