Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts جاد(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to be excellent, to be generous" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsGawdat, Guda, Jawad, Jawdat, Juda(Arabic) Jaouad(Arabic (Maghrebi)) Cavad(Azerbaijani) Javad(Persian) Cevdet(Turkish) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 172.