Gilad
Gilad ( Hebrew גִּלְעָד) is a male given name .
Origin and meaning
Gilad is a Hebrew male given name as a Hebrew form of Gilead . Gilead in turn is a biblical personal name derived from a homonymous Old Testament place name meaning "landmark of testimony" (Engl .: monument of testimony ) in Hebrew.
Name bearer
First name
- Gilad Atzmon (* 1963), Israeli-born British jazz musician and author
- Gilad Bloom (* 1967), Israeli tennis player
- Gilad Erdan (* 1970), Israeli politician
- Gilad Hekselman (* 1983), Israeli jazz guitarist
- Gilad Hochman (* 1982), Israeli composer
- Gilad Margalit (1959-2014), Israeli historian
- Gilad Schalit (* 1986), Israeli soldier
family name
- Jonathan Gilad (* 1981), French pianist