Hadad as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hadad

What is the meaning of the name Hadad ?

The baby name Hadad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhɑːdæd/ or /ˈhædəd/; respelling: HAH-dad (transliteration: Ḥadad).

Hadad is in Origin.

Hadad is a Northwest Semitic name centered on the storm and rain deity of the Levant. Cognate with Akkadian Adad and Ugaritic Haddu, it conveys “thunderer” or “storm,” and often functions theophorically (“of/for Hadad”). In Hebrew and Aramaic sources it appears as Hadad; related forms include Adad and Haddu.

The name was borne by figures in the Hebrew Bible: an Edomite king, Hadad son of Bedad; another Hadad who opposed King Solomon; and Aramean rulers styled Ben‑Hadad (“son of Hadad”). It also survives in compounds such as Hadadezer (“Hadad is help”). Textual traditions sometimes read Hadar as a variant. As a modern given name, Hadad is uncommon but recognizable in the Levant and among Jewish communities. Note the frequent surname Haddad/Hadad in Arabic and Hebrew meaning “blacksmith,” a separate etymology from the storm‑god name.