The baby name Subhad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SOO-bhud (IPA: /suːbʱəd/).
Subhad is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Subhad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SOO-bhud (IPA: /suːbʱəd/).
Subhad is Sanskrit in Origin.
Subhad is a South Asian given name derived from Sanskrit śubhada (शुभद), formed from śubha "auspicious, good" and the agentive suffix -da "giver." The core sense is "bestower of good fortune" or "bringer of auspiciousness." In modern Romanization it appears as Subhad or Shubhad (reflecting the ś/sh sound), and it is used for all genders, though it skews masculine; the specifically feminine counterpart is Shubhada.
Śubhada occurs in classical Sanskrit and bhakti literature as an honorific epithet for benevolent deities and virtues, which helped carry the term into personal naming. As a given name it is uncommon but attested in Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, and Nepali communities, and has benefited from 20th-century trends favoring virtue-based names. Related or variant forms include Shubhada (fem.), Subhadra/Śubhadra ("auspicious, fortunate"), and the spelling Shubhad; diminutives such as Subha and Shubh are also used. The name conveys hopes for prosperity, benevolence, and propitious beginnings.
Subhad is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 |
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