Gilad as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gilad

What is the meaning of the name Gilad ?

The baby name Gilad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡiˈlɑd/ (gih-LAHD).

Gilad is Hebrew in Origin.

Gilad is a Hebrew name (גלעד) formed from gal, “stone heap,” and ‘ed, “witness,” yielding “heap of witness” or “monument of testimony.” In Genesis 31, Jacob and Laban raise a cairn called Galeed/Mizpah as a covenant marker, and the related toponym Gilead denotes the Transjordan highlands later famed for the “balm of Gilead.” Thus the name carries associations of testimony, memory, and healing.

As a personal name, Gilead appears in the Hebrew Bible both for an individual (ancestor of the Gileadite clans; linked to Jephthah’s lineage) and as a regional gentilic. Revived as Gilad in modern Hebrew, it is common in Israel and Jewish communities worldwide. Variants and spellings include Gil’ad (to mark the ayin), Gilead (English biblical form), and Galeed (the covenant cairn). The familiar short form Gil is widely used, though also an independent name meaning “joy.”