Haddad (

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

: ܚܕܕ or ܚܕܐܕ, ar, حداد, he, חדד;) is a primarily Levantine

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originating in Aramaic. The original Haddad (Aramaic: ܚܕܕ or ܚܕܐܕ) surname means ''

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. It is commonly used in the Levant and in

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- Turoyo dialect, the Haddads are also known as "Hadodo ܚܕܕܐ". People with the surname Hadodo, are usually Assyrian Syriac Christians from

Tur Abdin Tur Abdin ( syr, ܛܽܘܪ ܥܰܒ݂ܕܺܝܢ or ܛܘܼܪ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܢ, Ṭūr ʿAḇdīn) is a hilly region situated in southeast Turkey, including the eastern half of the Mardin Province, and Şırnak Province west of the Tigris, on the borde ...

. Although ancestry of the last name varies due to migration, there exists a variety of origins, and not all of the name carriers share the same blood line.

Hadad Hadad ( uga, ), Haddad, Adad (Akkadian: 𒀭𒅎 '' DIM'', pronounced as ''Adād''), or Iškur ( Sumerian) was the storm and rain god in the Canaanite and ancient Mesopotamian religions. He was attested in Ebla as "Hadda" in c. 2500 BCE. ...

is also the name of a Semitic storm-god.Spencer L. Allen (5 March 2015). The Splintered Divine: A Study of Istar, Baal, and Yahweh Divine Names and Divine Multiplicity in the Ancient Near East. p. 10. . Note that some of the Israeli surnames mentioned below were adopted by European Jewish immigrants during the period known as Hebraization of surnames starting in the 1920s.

Persons with surname

Haddad

* Aaron Haddad (born 1982), American professional wrestler best known as Damien Sandow * Abd al-Masih Haddad (1890–1963), writer of the Mahjar movement and journalist * Amir Haddad (born 1984), Israeli French singer * Amir-John Haddad (born 1975), German-Spanish flamenco guitarist and multi-instrumentalist * Antoine Haddad (born 1954), Lebanese politician *

Andreas Haddad Andreas Daniel Gabriel Haddad ( ar, أندرياس دانييل غابرييل حداد), formerly Andreas Daniel Gabriel Turander ( ar, أندرياس دانييل غابرييل توراندير; born on 5 May 1982) is a Swedish-Assyrian reti ...

(born 1982), Assyrian Swedish footballer * Beatriz Haddad Maia (born 1996), Brazilian tennis player * Brendha Haddad (born 1986), Brazilian actress *

Caroline Haddad Caroline Haddad is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With Jean-Sébastien Fecteau, she is the 1992 and 1994 World Junior silver medallist and the 1993 Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international s ...

, Canadian competitive pair skater * Dany Haddad (born 1960), Lebanese fencer * Diana Haddad (born 1976), Lebanese singer * Drew Haddad (born 1978), American football player * Eddie Haddad (1928–1978), Canadian boxer * Fairuz (born 1935), birth name Nouhad Wadie' Haddad, Lebanese singer *

Fawwaz Haddad Fawwaz Haddad (Arabic: فواز حدّاد) (born 1947) is a Syrian novelist. He was born in Damascus and studied law at Damascus University. He held several jobs before taking up writing full-time. Haddad published his first novel ''Mosaic, ...

(born 1947), Syrian novelist * Fernando Haddad (born 1963), Brazilian academic and politician *

Fouad Haddad Fouad Haddad (1927–1985) was an Egyptian poet, who wrote in the Egyptian vernacular. Life Fouad Haddad was born in Cairo. His mother came from a Syrian family and his father was a Lebanese academic who later became an Egyptian citizen.Amira ...

(1927–1985), Egyptian poet * George Ibrahim Haddad, Jordanian writer, poet, and journalist *

Ghassan Haddad The Ghassanids ( ar, الغساسنة, translit=al-Ġasāsina, also Banu Ghassān (, romanized as: ), also called the Jafnids, were an Arab tribe which founded a kingdom. They emigrated from southern Arabia in the early 3rd century to the Levan ...

(1926-2021), Syrian politician, served as a General in the army and as the minister of planning *

Hubert Haddad Hubert Haddad is a Tunisian poet, playwright, short story writer and novelist. He was born in Tunis in 1947. His debut collection of poems ''Le Charnier déductif'' appeared in 1967, and his first novel ''Un rêve de glace'' was published in 1974 ...

(born 1947), Tunisian poet, playwright, and writer * Humberto Hernandez-Haddad (born 1951), Mexican lawyer, Senator, and Federal Congressman *

Ibrahim Haddad Ibrahim Haddad ( ar, ابراهيم حداد) (born 1938) is a Syrian politician who served as minister of oil and mineral reserves from December 2001 to February 2006. Early life and education Haddad was born into a Christian family in Ain Ghar ...

(born 1938), Syrian politician and minister *

Ilias Haddad Ilias Haddad ( ar, إلياس الحداد; born 1 March 1989, Dordrecht) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a centre back for Union Touarga . Haddad holds both Dutch and Moroccan nationality. Career As a youth, Haddad spent time with VV Me ...

(born 1989), Dutch-Moroccan footballer * Jamey Haddad (born 1952), American jazz percussionist *

Jerrier A. Haddad Jerrier A. "Jerry" Haddad (July 17, 1922 – March 31, 2017) was an American pioneer computer engineer who was the co-developer and designer of the IBM 701 series which was IBM's first commercial scientific computer and its first mass-produced ...

(1922–2017), computer engineer *

Joumana Haddad Joumana Haddad ( ar, جمانة حداد) ( Salloum; born December 6, 1970 in Beirut) is a Lebanese author, public speaker, journalist and human rights activist. She has been selected as one of the world’s 100 most powerful Arab women by Arabi ...

(born 1970), Lebanese poet, translator, journalist, and women's rights activist *

Karim Haddad Karim Haddad ( ar, كريم حداد) (born January 22, 1962 in Dar-el Mraisseh, Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese composer. Education He achieved his first musical studies at the National Conservatory of Beirut. He received B.A. of Philosophy and ...

(born 1962), Lebanese composer *

Kasia Haddad Kasia Haddad is a Scottish actress. She portrayed the role of Josie Jump for series 3 and 4 in the children's television programme ''Balamory'' (replacing Buki Akib) and Wendy in ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors''. References External li ...

(born 1979), British actress *

Lahcen Haddad Lahcen Haddad ( ar, لحسن حداد - born 16 March 1960, Boujad) is a former Moroccan politician of the Popular Movement. From 3 January 2012, he held the position of Minister of Tourism in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Currently, La ...

(born 1960), Moroccan politician *

Lawrence Haddad Lawrence James Haddad (born 17 June 1959), is a British economist whose main research focuses on how to make food systems work better to advance the nutrition status of people globally. He is the Executive Director of the Global Alliance for I ...

(born 1959), British economist *

Line Haddad Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Art ...

(born 1978), French-Israeli pair skater * Maria Ziadie-Haddad (born 1955), Jamaican airline pilot *

Malek Haddad Malek Haddad (born in Constantine, Algeria on 5 July 1927; died in Algiers on 2 June 1978) was an Algerian poet and writer in the French language. Partial bibliography * ''Le Malheur en danger'' (poems), La Nef de Paris, 1956; Bouchène, 1988 ( ...

(1927–1978), Algerian poet and writer * Maya Haddad (2009-) famous artis/dancer * Meryam Haddad (born 1988), Canadian politician * Michel Haddad (born 1902), Egyptian boxer *

Mohammed Haddad Mohammed Haddad ( ar, محمد حداد) (born 2 October 1975) is a Bahraini composer and music critic. He is an active artist in the music scene of Bahrain and a leading composer in the film scores of Bahraini films. He is best known for his wo ...

(born 1975), Bahraini composer and music critic *

Musue Noha Haddad Musue Noha Haddad (December 17, 1968November 25, 2013) was a Liberian journalist and photojournalist. Early life Haddad was born on December 17, 1968. Career Haddad began her journalism career while in exile in Accra, Ghana, while the First L ...

, Liberian journalist and photojournalist *

Nabil Haddad Nabil Haddad is a priest in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and a leading figure among Arab Christians in Jordan. He is the founder and current director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center (JICRC) in Amman, Jordan. Biography ...

, Jordanian Arab priest of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church * Óscar Bitar Haddad (born 1942), Mexican politician *

Paul Haddad Paul Haddad (May 20, 1963 – April 11, 2020) was a Canadian actor. He was the original voice-actor of Leon S. Kennedy in the ''Resident Evil'' franchise, voicing the character in ''Resident Evil 2'' (1998). Other voice-over-roles included Uncle A ...

(1963-2020), English-born Canadian actor *

Qassim Haddad Qassim Haddad (born 1948) is a Bahraini poet, particularly notable within the Arab world for his free verse poetry. His poems have been translated in several languages including German, English and French. Biography Qassim Haddad was born in Bah ...

(born 1948), Bahraini poet *

Radley Haddad Radley W. Haddad (born May 11, 1990) is an American professional baseball coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Career Haddad attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis. He was recruited to Western Carolina U ...

(born 1990), American baseball coach * Rudy Haddad (born 1985), French-Israeli football player * Saad Haddad (1936–1984), Lebanese militant * Sami Haddad (born 1950), Lebanese businessman, politician, and government minister * Sami Ibrahim Haddad (1890–1957), Lebanese physician and writer * Shai Haddad (born 1987), Israeli footballer *

Sonya Haddad Sonya Haddad (November 9, 1936 – June 15, 2004) was a libretto translator and surtitler for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Life and career Haddad was born in Canton, Ohio, on November 9, 1936, and grew up in Akron. She graduated from th ...

(1936–2004), American translator and surtitler *

Soraya Haddad Soraya Haddad (born 30 September 1984) is an Algerian judoka. She won abronze medal in the 52 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has been the African champion five times: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2012, and also a bronze me ...

(born 1984), Algerian judoka *

Tahar Haddad Tahar Haddad ( ar, الطاهر الحداد; 1899 – December 1935) was a Tunisian author, labor activist, scholar and reformer. Haddad, was born in Tunis to a family of shopkeepers and studied Islamic law at the Great Mosque of Zitouna from 19 ...

(1899–1935), Tunisian author, scholar, and reformer * Vico Haddad (born 1960), Israeli footballer and sports manager * Wadie Haddad (1927–1978), Palestinian former head of the armed wing of the PFLP *

Wassim Michael Haddad Wassim Michael Haddad (born July 14, 1961) is a Lebanese-Greek-American applied mathematician, scientist, and engineer, with research specialization in the areas of dynamical systems and control. His research has led to fundamental breakthroughs ...

(born 1961), Lebanese-Greek-American mathematician, scientist, and engineer *

William J. Haddad William Joseph Haddad, (November 26, 1915 – February 7, 2010) was a lawyer and jurist in Alberta, Canada. Early life Haddad was born in Meyronne, Saskatchewan, and moved to Edmonton in 1938. He attended the University of Alberta, graduating in ...

(1915–2010), Canadian lawyer and jurist *

Yvonne Haddad Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (born in Syria) is Professor of the History of Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations at the Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. Her interests and focus include contemporary Isl ...

, Syrian professor

Hadad

Amir Hadad Amir Hadad (Hebrew: אמיר חדד, born 17 February 1978) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. His highest singles ATP ranking was World No. 180, achieved in April 2003, and his highest doubles ranking was No. 87, achieved in Ma ...

(born 1978), Israeli tennis player * Astrid Hadad (born 1957), Lebanese-Mexican actress *

Aviv Hadad Aviv Hadad (born 4 February 1984) is an Israeli football player who is of a Tunisian-Jewish origin. He is currently playing for Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye. Career Hadad began his career in the youth team of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Between 2003 and 2007 ...

(born 1984), Israeli footballer *

Daniel Hadad Daniel Hadad (born November 28, 1961) is an Argentine lawyer and businessman involved in telecommunications and media. Biography Daniel Hadad was born in Buenos Aires in 1961 into a family of Syrian origin. He earned degrees as a lawyer and jo ...

(born 1961), Argentine telecommunication businessman *

Haneh Hadad Haneh Hadad ( ar, حنا حداد, he, חנא חדד; 19 April 1919 – 5 October 2020) was an Israeli Arab police officer and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Israeli Labor Party, Labor Party between 1995 and 1996. Biog ...

(1919–2020), Israeli Arab politician and Member of the Knesset *

Mauricio Hadad Mauricio Hadad (born 7 December 1971) is a former tennis player from Colombia and former captain of the Colombia Davis Cup Team. Hadad is of Lebanese background. The right-hander turned pro in 1988 and reached his highest individual ranking on ...

(born 1971), Colombian tennis player *

Sarit Hadad Sarit Hadad ( he, שרית חדד, ) (born on September 20, 1978) is an Israeli singer. In October 2009, the Israeli Music TV Channel (Channel 24) named Hadad "best female singer of the 2000s". She represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contes ...

(born 1978), Israeli singer

Al Haddad

* Abdallah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (1634–1720), Yemeni Islamic scholar *

Abdulrahman Al-Haddad Abdulrahman Al-Haddad ( ar, عبد الرحمن الحداد) (born 31 March 1966) is a retired UAE footballer. He played as a centre back for the UAE national football team as well as the Sharjah Club in Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّا ...

(born 1966), Emirati footballer *

Muayad Al-Haddad Muayad Rehayyem Gamal Al-Haddad (born 3 March 1960) is a Kuwaiti former football forward who played for Kuwait in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Khaitan Sporting Club Khaitan Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي خيطان الريا ...

(born 1960), Kuwaiti footballer *

Saleh Al-Haddad Saleh Abdelaziz Alhaddad ( ar, صالح عبدالعزيز الحداد; born 7 April 1986) is a Kuwaiti track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. He holds the Kuwaiti records for the event with bests of indoors and outdoors. H ...

(born 1986), Kuwaiti track and field athlete

El Haddad

Andre El Haddad Andre El Haddad ( ar, اندريه الحداد; born 8 February 1971) is a Lebanese former football referee. He was a FIFA listed referee between 2007 and 2013, and has officiated several international and continental competitions. Refereein ...

(born 1971), Lebanese football referee *

Laila el-Haddad Laila El-Haddad ( ar, ليلى الحداد) is a Palestinians, Palestinian author and public speaker based in the United States. She frequently lectures on Gaza, the intersection of food and politics, and contemporary Islam. She is also a policy ...

, Palestinian freelance journalist, author, and media activist *

Mahmoud El-Haddad Mahmoud Fisal Elhaddad (born March 10, 1986) is an Egyptian weightlifter. He competes in the 77 kg category. Career Elhaddad won silver in the snatch, gold in the clean and jerk, and overall gold at the 2008 African Championships, wi ...

(born 1986), Egyptian weightlifter *Saad El-Haddad, birth name of Baba Saad or just Saad, German rapper of Lebanese descent * Essam El-Haddad (born 1953), Egyptian politician

Other

Estádio Anísio Haddad The Estádio Anísio Haddad, usually known as Rio Pretão, is a multi-purpose stadium in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 14,014 people. It was built in 1968. Rio Pr ...

, usually known as Rio Pretão, multi-purpose stadium in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil

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