Ohad
A Hebrew name that may carry the sense of "unite" or "union", though the root is not certain. In Poland it stays rare, given only to boys: most people here have never met one.
Ohad Pronunciation
Ohad is pronounced O-khaht (/ˈɔxat/).
What Ohad means
Where Ohad comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Ohad (Hebrew אֹהַד) belongs to the Book of Genesis. It appears there as a son of Simeon in Genesis 46:10, among the grandsons of Jacob who came into Egypt. The name returns once in Exodus 6:15. The record then goes quiet.
Hebrew scholars link Ohad to a root suggesting to unite or join, though the sense stays uncertain. That meaning of union was read into the name by later readers rather than proven from its oldest use. Jewish tradition kept Ohad as a rare biblical name, remembered in genealogy more than in everyday calling. In modern Israel it came back as a given name for boys, short and plain.
Ohad has no diminutive and no feminine form. A Polish register would hold it exactly as it stands, no local variant beside it. The name points to union, old and unproven.
How many people are named Ohad
1 in 177885 men in Poland is named Ohad. 120 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3074 among male names.
Ohad's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.