Brad

See also: brad, brád, bráð, and bråd

English

Etymology

Clipping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹæd/
• Homophone: brad (US)

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æd

Proper noun

Brad

1. A diminutive of the male given names Bradley, Bradly, or Bradford, also used as a formal given name.
   • 2025 March 29, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, “Musk flexes influence as Wisconsin Supreme Court race smashes spending records”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     […] Brad Schimel wants to make sure women don’t have the right to make their own health care decisions. If he wins, that right is gone,” Crawford says in the ad.

   • 2025 September 16, Robby Soave, “Pam Bondi Is Really Wrong About Hate Speech”, in Reason‎^[2]:

     As journalist Brad Polumbo pointed out, Kirk previously wrote on X: "Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There's ugly speech. There's gross speech. There's evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment. Keep America free."

2. A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Derived terms

• Brad as Pitt
• Brad Shitt

Translations

A city in Romania

• German: Tannenhof
• Hungarian: Brád (hu)
• Romanian: Brad m

Anagrams

• Bard, darb, bard, drab, BARD

Romanian

Etymology

From brad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brad/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Brad m

1. a village in Berești-Bistrița, Bacău County, Romania
2. a village in Filipeni, Bacău County, Romania
3. a village in Negri, Bacău County, Romania
4. a city in Hunedoara County, Romania