Chad (name)
| Chad | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English given name, "Ceadda" |
| Meaning | "battle" |
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Chad is a masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon/Welsh origins. It is the modernized form of the Old English given name Ceadda, possibly influenced by the Welsh word cad meaning "battle". Ceadda was a 7th-century English saint.
Until the 20th century, Chad was very rarely used as a given name. According to the Social Security Administration, Chad first entered the top 1000 names for male children in the United States in 1945, when it was the 997th most popular name. Its popularity suddenly peaked beginning in the mid 1960s, reaching rank 25 in 1972 and 1973. From the mid 1970s, its popularity began a gradual decline, reaching rank 236 in 2000 and rank 667 as of 2013.[1]
People with the given name
- Chad of Mercia (died 672), Anglo-Saxon bishop
- Chad Allan (musician) (born 1943), Canadian musician and founding member of The Guess Who
- Chad Allen (actor) (born 1974), American actor
- Chad Allen (baseball) (born 1975), American baseball player
- Chad Ashton (born 1967), retired American soccer player
- Chad Bettis (born 1989), American baseball player
- Chad Butler (born 1974), American drummer for Switchfoot
- Chad Butler (1973–2007), American rapper, better known as Pimp C
- Chad Channing (born 1967), former drummer for Nirvana and member of Fire Ants
- Chad DeGrenier (born 1973), American football player
- Chad Durbin (born 1977), Philadelphia Phillies relief Pitcher
- Chad Everett (1936–2012), American actor
- Chad Gray (born 1971), American lead singer for Mudvayne and Hellyeah
- Chad I. Ginsburg (born 1972), lead guitarist and producer of the rock band CKY
- Chad Henne (born 1985), American football player
- Chad Hugo (born 1974), American record producer
- Chad Johnson (born 1978), American football player
- Chad Kelsay (born 1977), American football player
- Chad Kessler (basketball), American basketball player
- Chad Kessler (American football) (born 1975), American football player
- Chad Kilgore (born 1989), American football player
- Chad Kroeger (born 1974), lead singer and guitarist for Nickelback
- Chad le Clos (born 1992), South African Olympic gold medallist in swimming
- Chad Levitt (born 1975), American NFL football player
- Chad McKnight, American professional basketball player
- Chad McMahan, American politician.
- Chad Michael Murray (born 1981), American actor
- Chad Muska (born 1977), American professional skateboarder
- Chad Pennington (born 1976), American football player
- Chad Peralta (born 1985), Filipino-Australian singer and actor
- Chad Randall (born 1980), Harlequins Rugby League player
- Chad Robinson (born 1980), Harlequins Rugby League player
- Chad Smith (born 1961), drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Chad Sexton (born 1970), drummer for 311
- Chad Stuart (born 1941), one half of the pop duo of Chad & Jeremy
- Chad Trujillo (born 1973), astronomer and the co-discoverer of the dwarf planet Eris
- Chad Urmston (born 1976), lead singer and guitarist for Dispatch and State Radio
- Chad VanGaalen (born 1977), musician and singer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Chad Varah (1911–2007), founder of The Samaritans, crisis hotline organization
- Chad Vaughn (born 1980), American weightlifter
- Chad Wackerman (born 1960), American drummer
People with the surname
- Dominic Chad (born 1972), English rock guitarist
- George William Chad, English diplomat
- Norman Chad (born 1958), American sportswriter and syndicated columnist
Fictional characters
- Chad, a character also known as Yasutora Sado, in the manga and anime series Bleach
- Chad, a spokesman in commercials for Alltel, played by comedian Chad Brokaw
- Chad, the main character in the book The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John Fox, Jr.
- Chad, Mary Wendell's boyfriend from the Cartoon Network show Clarence
- Chad Danforth from the High School Musical franchise
- Chad Dickson, a character in Codename: Kids Next Door media
- Chad Dylan Cooper, a character in the television series Sonny With a Chance
- Chad Vader, an Internet Star Wars fan series
See also
References
- ↑ "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Administration.
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