CHAD  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "battle warrior"

Popularity in 2008: #454

Despite all the "hanging," "dangling," and "pregnant" chad jokes of the 2000 election, this saint's name and remnant of the Brad-Tad era still holds some surfer-boy appeal for a number of modern parents.

Variations:
Chadd, Chaad

Chad is being discussed in our message boards:

• Chaz
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C...Boys!
• narrowing my list...need help
• Words!!
• Good ones are hard to find.

Read Nameberry blog posts about Chad:

• THE CUTEST CELEBRITY BABY NAMES
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NAMEBERRY!
• MIDDLE NAMES: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX