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Brads

Boy Name day: May 16 In French: Bradley
Brads is a short form of Bradley: on birth records it is written Bradley (309,994 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Bradley page.
Origin: Old English 'brad' (broad) + 'leah' (wood, clearing, meadow). Meaning: Broad meadow, broad clearing.
Bradley comes from numerous English place names formed from Old English 'brad' ('broad') and 'leah' ('woodland clearing' or 'meadow'), which became a surname and later a first name.

Name day for Brads

May 16

Why this day? Brads is a short form of Bradley, and shares its name day.

Brads is celebrated in the United States on May 16.

The story of the name Brads

Brads is a short form of Bradley. It keeps its origin (Old English 'brad' (broad) + 'leah' (wood, clearing, meadow)) and meaning — broad meadow, broad clearing, and shares its name day, May 16.

On birth records, Brads is rarely written as such: the Bradss are Bradleys (309,994 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Bradley page.

Frequently asked questions about Brads

What does Brads mean?

Brads is a short form of Bradley, which means broad meadow, broad clearing.

When is Brads's name day?

May 16, together with Bradley: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Brads a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Bradley.

Brads's profile

Energy 8/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 4/10
Ambition 7/10
Stability 5/10
Whimsy 5/10
Diplomacy 5/10
Loyalty 6/10
Need for attention 7/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Brads

Top 10

  1. Ty95%
  2. Trey95%
  3. Cade90%
  4. Braden90%
  5. Davis90%
  6. Brody88%
  7. Nikolas88%
  8. Rodrigo86%
  9. Nickolas86%
  10. Drake86%

Bottom 10

  1. Isiah46%
  2. Tomas50%
  3. Issac51%
  4. Dante51%
  5. Malachi52%
  6. Moises55%
  7. Cristian57%
  8. Mauricio58%
  9. Jonas59%
  10. Israel59%

Love potential for Brads

Top 10

  1. Rocco94%
  2. Marco91%
  3. Jarrett83%
  4. Rogelio83%
  5. Gerardo83%
  6. Armando82%
  7. Colby82%
  8. Andres82%
  9. Davis82%
  10. Jakob80%

Bottom 10

  1. Dante42%
  2. Romeo46%
  3. Isiah51%
  4. Moises54%
  5. Noe56%
  6. Brenden57%
  7. Malachi58%
  8. Pablo58%
  9. Ayden58%
  10. Dominick59%

Professional potential for Brads

Top 10

  1. Emanuel77%
  2. Ramiro76%
  3. Leland75%
  4. Nikolas72%
  5. Tomas72%
  6. Erick70%
  7. Dominick69%
  8. Trenton69%
  9. Adan67%
  10. Cristian67%

Bottom 10

  1. Tyson42%
  2. Romeo42%
  3. Cesar42%
  4. Pedro43%
  5. Brendan45%
  6. Bentley45%
  7. Dante45%
  8. Kaleb48%
  9. Jefferson48%
  10. Mauricio48%

Crush potential for Brads

Top 10

  1. Zackary96%
  2. Caden96%
  3. Drake96%
  4. Jalen96%
  5. Nicolas96%
  6. Ty96%
  7. Rodrigo96%
  8. Nikolas96%
  9. Joaquin96%
  10. Marco96%

Bottom 10

  1. Cristian59%
  2. Tomas63%
  3. Isiah63%
  4. Anderson65%
  5. Moises65%
  6. Dante66%
  7. Mauricio67%
  8. Issac68%
  9. Emanuel71%
  10. Erick72%
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