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عِمَاد
Imad
ee-MAAD
“Pillar, support.”
About Imad
Imad is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "pillar, support" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-م-د meaning 'to support, to rely on'. Imad is the pillar that holds up a house — often compounded as Imad al-Din, 'pillar of the faith'.
Common in Egypt (Emad), Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Emad, Imaad, Imade
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Imad is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Imad
- What does the name Imad mean?
- Imad (عِمَاد) means "Pillar, support". From the Arabic root ع-م-د meaning 'to support, to rely on'. Imad is the pillar that holds up a house — often compounded as Imad al-Din, 'pillar of the faith'.
- Is Imad a name from the Qur'an?
- Imad does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Imad a boy or a girl name?
- Imad is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Imad come from?
- Imad is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʿ-M-D. Common in Egypt (Emad), Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.
- How is Imad spelled?
- Imad is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (عِمَاد) is also written Emad, Imaad, and Imade. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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