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. Variants of the surname include: Barada, Barade, Baradi, Baradt, Barat, Bard, Brar, Barrett, Albarado, and Al-Barad'i.
Barad is a common name in the Maratha clan system and among the Savji people of India.
Barad is a Jewish Ashkenazic name derived from the Hebrew patronymic phrase Ben Rabi David "son of Rabbi David".
Barad is a Jewish Sephardic name of unknown origin.
Barad is a Persian male name and it's the composition of two words (Ba + Rad). "ba" means With and "rad" means Chivalrous. Barad means someone who is chivalrous.
Barad is an Arabic toponymic name, from a place name meaning cold (for example, the Barada River in Syria).
Here is 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.
Mohamed ElBaradei, (Arabic: محمد البرادعي) Al-Barad'i, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
