What does Chad mean?

Chad means "battle, warrior; Chad's"

How do we pronounce Chad?

Chad \(c)had, ch-ad\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Chad is pronounced as CH-aeD 1.

1 Pronunciation for Chad: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Chad?

Chad is of Old English and Germanic origin. It is used mainly in English. Old English origin: Derived from the word cad which is of the meaning 'battle, warrior'. An original form of the name is Ceadda (Old English). The name is of obscure origin. It was borne by the 7th-century Saint Chad, Bishop of York. In the 20th century, it was made known by the Rev Chad Varah (1911-2007) who founded the Samaritans. The cartoon character Chad later appeared in UK popular culture graffiti during World War II, further promoting the usage of the name. It has mainly been used as a Roman Catholic name. In addition, Chad is a contracted form of the English Chadwick meaning and origin. Chad an English form of the English and French name Charles origin. Chad has 18 forms. Forms of the name consist of Ceadd definition, Chaad name, Chadd definition, Chaddi definition, Chaddie name variations, nicknames for Chaddy, meaning of Chade, name Chadler meaning, nicknames for Chadley, nicknames for Chado, nicknames for Chadric, baby name Chadrick, short names for Chadrik, baby name Chadron, what does the name Chadryc mean, short names for Chadryck, short names for Chadryk, and Chady name. Chad is rather popular as a baby boy name. The name increased in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. Its usage peaked in 1972 with 0.800% of baby boys being named Chad. It had a ranking of #25 then. The baby name has experienced a marked drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #547 with a usage of 0.022%. Among the family of boy names directly related to Chad, name Charles was the most widely used. It was more commonly used than Chad by 15 times in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Chad:

  • Actor Chad Everett, born 11 June 1936, South Bend, Indiana
  • Actor Chad Michael Murray, born 24 August 1981, Buffalo, New York
  • Religious Figure Chad Varah, born 12 November 1911 - 8 November 2007, November 12, 1911.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Chad:

the English baby name Chadd, the name nicknames for Chaad, the name short names for Chade, the name Chait meaning of name, the English what does the name Chet mean, the name baby name Tewsdae, the name short names for Tewsdai, the name short names for Chaddy, the name Chado definition, the name meaning of Chady, the name baby name Chaite, the Hebrew Chasid pronounciation, the name name Chatha origin, the name name Chidee meaning, the name Chidey meaning of name, the name Chidi meaning, the name Chidie meaning of name, the name Chidy meaning of name, the name short names for Chisda, and the Spanish Chito definition.

The baby name Chad fun facts:

The name Chad in reverse order is "Dahc".

The numerological value of the name Chad is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Chad?

Chad is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames