Adad as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Adad

What is the meaning of the name Adad ?

The baby name Adad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-dad (IPA: /ˈɑ.dɑd/).

Adad is Akkadian in Origin.

Adad derives from Akkadian, the name of the Mesopotamian storm and rain god, cognate with Northwest Semitic Hadad/Haddu. Scholars link it to the Semitic root hdd “to thunder,” so the name is often interpreted as “thunderer” or “storm.” In cuneiform texts Adad is identified with Sumerian Ishkur and equated with the epithet Rammanu “the Thunderer,” reflected in the biblical form Rimmon; in the Levant he overlaps with the title Baal “lord.”

As a personal name element, Adad figured prominently in ancient Mesopotamia, especially in theophoric royal names such as Adad-nirari and Adad-shuma-usur from the second to first millennia BCE. In West Semitic contexts the variant Hadad served as both a divine and dynastic name, appearing among Arameans, Phoenicians, and Edomites in biblical records. Modern usage is rare and typically masculine, sometimes revived for cultural or scholarly resonance. Variants and transliterations include Adad/Addu, Hadad/Hadda/Haddu, Ramman/Rammanu, and Rimmon; related is Sumerian Ishkur.