RAD

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element which can be difficult to distinguish from HROD in old scripts

Old Norse

ráð = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision'
ráð = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision', 'might', 'household', 'marriage'
ráða = 'to advise', 'to counsel', 'to be mighty', 'to rule', 'to decide', 'to guess'
ráða = 'to advise', 'to counsel'
-ráðr = 'adviser', 'counsel'

Gothic

garedan = 'to provide'
garēdan = 'to counsel', 'to provide'
garēdan = 'to advise', 'to counsel', 'to be mighty', 'to rule', 'to decide', 'to guess'
rêdan = 'to counsel'

Old Swedish

raþ = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision'
raþa = 'to advise', 'to counsel'

Old Saxon

râd = 'counsel'
rād = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision', 'might', 'household', 'marriage'
rādan = 'to advise', 'to counsel'
rādan = 'to advise', 'to counsel', 'to be mighty', 'to rule', 'to decide', 'to guess'

Anglo-Saxon

ræd = 'counsel'
rǽd = 'counsel'
rǣd = 'counsel'
rǽdan = 'to discern', 'advise', 'read', 'persuade'
rǣdan = 'to counsel'

Old English

rǣd = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision', 'might', 'household', 'marriage'
rǣdan = 'to advise', 'to counsel'
rǣdan = 'to advise', 'to counsel', 'to be mighty', 'to rule', 'to decide', 'to guess'

Middle Low German

rāt = 'resources necessary for living'
rāten = 'to advise', 'to guess'

Old High German

rāt = 'resources necessary for living'
rāt = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision', 'might', 'household', 'marriage'
rât = 'counsel'
rātan = 'to advise', 'to guess' (originally 'to think about something')'
rātan = 'to advise', 'to counsel'
rātan = 'to advise', 'to counsel, 'to be mighty', 'to rule', 'to decide', 'to guess'
râtan = 'to counsel'

Related Names

See Radi, Rathi, Reed, Råd

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Aðalráður (Norse)
ALF	see Álfráðr (Norse) and Alberad (German) and Ælfræd (English)
AS	see Ástráðr (Norse)
BARD	see Ráðbarðr (Norse)
BORG	see Radhborg (Norse)
DANK	see Dankrad (German)
EIN	see Einráði (Norse)
ENGEL	see Engilráð (Norse)
FOLK	see Folcrat (German)
FRO	see Frawarādaz (Norse)
GANG	see Gangráðr (Norse)
GAUT	see Gautráðr (Norse)
GEIR	see Ráðgeirr (Norse)
GERD	see Ráðgerðr (Norse)
GRID	see Ráðgríðr (Norse)
GUD	see Guðráður (Norse)
GUNN	see Gunnráðr (Norse)
HAG	see Hagirādaz (Norse)
HARD	see Harðráði (Norse)
HILD	see Ráðhildur (Norse)
KON	see Kuonrat (German)
MOD	see Ráðmóðr (Norse)
MUN	see Monrad (German)
MUND	see Ráðmundr (Norse)
NY	see Ráðný (Norse) and Nýráðr (Norse)
ORM	see Ráðormr (Norse)
SPAK	see Ráðspakr (Norse)
STAF	see Ráðstafr (Norse)
SWIND	see Ráðsviðr (Norse)
ULF	see RáðulfR (Norse) and Radolf (German)
VALD	see Ráðvaldr (Norse)
VAND	see WandarádaR (Norse)
VARD	see Ráðvarðr (Norse) and Redward (Frisian)
VEIG	see Ráðveig (Norse)
VIG	see Vígráðr (Norse)
ÞJALF	see RáðþialfR (Norse)

See also Gagnráðr, Ofrath

First Element Forms

Ra- Rad- Ráð- Radh-
Rat- Rath-
Red-
Rieu-
Ro-
Rå- Råd- Ræd-

Last Element Forms

-ert
-ra
-rad -ráð -rada -radaR -rádaR -rādaz -radh -ráði -radina -radine -raðr -ráðr -ráður -radus
-rat -rât -rath
-raþr
-red