Haddad

Haddad (Aramaic: ܚܕܕ or ܚܕܐܕ, Arabic: حداد, Hebrew: חדד;) is a primarily Levantine family name originating in Aramaic.^[1]

The original Haddad (Aramaic: ܚܕܕ or ܚܕܐܕ) surname means blacksmith in Semitic languages. It is commonly used in the Levant and in Algeria.^[2] In the Aramaic-Turoyo dialect, the Haddads are also known as "Hadodo ܚܕܕܐ". People with the surname Hadodo, are usually Assyrians from Tur Abdin. 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 is also the name of a Semitic storm-god.^[3]

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[]

• (born 1988), Canadian politician
• 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
• , served as a General in the Syrian Air Force
• 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 (born 1982), Assyrian Swedish footballer
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (born 1996), Brazilian tennis player
• Brendha Haddad (born 1986), Brazilian actress
• Caroline Haddad, Canadian competitive pair skater
• , American accountant
• 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 (born 1947), Syrian novelist
• Fernando Haddad (born 1963), Brazilian academic and politician
• Fouad Haddad (1927–1985), Egyptian poet
• George Ibrahim Haddad, Jordanian writer, poet, and journalist
• (1926-2021), Syrian politician, served as a General in the army and as the minister of planning
• Hubert Haddad (born 1947), Tunisian poet, playwright, and writer
• Humberto Hernandez-Haddad (born 1951), Mexican lawyer, Senator, and Federal Congressman
• Ibrahim Haddad (born 1938), Syrian politician and minister
• Ilias Haddad (born 1989), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
• Jamey Haddad (born 1952), American jazz percussionist
• Jerrier A. Haddad (1922–2017), computer engineer
• Joumana Haddad (born 1970), Lebanese poet, translator, journalist, and women's rights activist
• Karim Haddad (born 1962), Lebanese composer
• Kasia Haddad (born 1979), British actress
• Lahcen Haddad (born 1960), Moroccan politician
• Lawrence Haddad (born 1959), British economist
• Line Haddad (born 1978), French-Israeli pair skater
• Maria Ziadie-Haddad (born 1955), Jamaican airline pilot
• Malek Haddad (1927–1978), Algerian poet and writer
• (2009-) famous artis/dancer
• Michel Haddad (born 1902), Egyptian boxer
• Mohammed Haddad (born 1975), Bahraini composer and music critic
• Musue Noha Haddad, Liberian journalist and photojournalist
• Nabil Haddad, Jordanian Arab priest of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
• Óscar Bitar Haddad (born 1942), Mexican politician
• Paul Haddad (1963-2020), English-born Canadian actor
• Qassim Haddad (born 1948), Bahraini poet
• 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 (1936–2004), American translator and surtitler
• Soraya Haddad (born 1984), Algerian judoka
• Tahar Haddad (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 (born 1961), Lebanese-Greek-American mathematician, scientist, and engineer
• William J. Haddad (1915–2010), Canadian lawyer and jurist
• Yvonne Haddad, Syrian professor

Hadad[]

• Amir Hadad (born 1978), Israeli tennis player
• Astrid Hadad (born 1957), Lebanese-Mexican actress
• Aviv Hadad (born 1984), Israeli footballer
• Daniel Hadad (born 1961), Argentine telecommunication businessman
• Haneh Hadad (1919–2020), Israeli Arab politician and Member of the Knesset
• Mauricio Hadad (born 1971), Colombian tennis player
• Sarit Hadad (born 1978), Israeli singer

Al Haddad[]

• Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (1634–1720), Yemeni Islamic scholar
• Abdulrahman Al-Haddad (born 1966), Emirati footballer
• Muayad Al-Haddad (born 1960), Kuwaiti footballer
• Saleh Al-Haddad (born 1986), Kuwaiti track and field athlete

El Haddad[]

• Andre El Haddad (born 1971), Lebanese football referee
• Laila el-Haddad, Palestinian freelance journalist, author, and media activist
• Mahmoud El-Haddad (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, usually known as Rio Pretão, multi-purpose stadium in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil

See also[]

• Hadad (disambiguation)

References[]

Surname list

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