Gilaad as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gilaad

What is the meaning of the name Gilaad ?

The baby name Gilaad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: [gilˈʕad] (approx. gi-LAHD); English: /ɡɪˈlɑːd/ (GIL-ahd).

Gilaad is Hebrew in Origin.

Gilaad is a Hebrew masculine name from Gil‘ad (גלעד), a biblical personal and place name. It joins gal, “stone heap,” with ‘ed, “witness,” for the covenant mound raised by Jacob and Laban (Genesis 31), hence “heap of witness” or “memorial cairn.” In the Bible it names both an ancestor in Manasseh and the region east of the Jordan, often evoked in the phrase “balm of Gilead.” The double a mirrors the aleph break in Gil’ad.

Variants include Gilad (modern Hebrew), Gilead (Anglicized/Bible English), and Gil’ad (with apostrophe). English usage appears from Puritan naming; in Israel, Gilad is well established, while Gilaad is rarer and often preserves the Hebrew pronunciation in diaspora contexts. Nickname: Gil. The name’s layered history and meaning link it with ideas of covenant, remembrance, and enduring refuge.

⚙ Gilaad is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Gilaad appears only 4 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.