Shadrach - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Shadrach \sh(a)-dra-ch, shad-rach\ is of Babylonian origin, and its meaning is "command of Aku". Aku was the Babylonian moon god. In the Old Testament, one of the three Hebrew men thrown into a fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar and rescued by an angel. Used steadily in the 16th-19th centuries.

Shadrach has 3 variant forms: Shad, Shadrack and Shadrick.

For more information, see also the related name Meshach.

Baby names that sound like Shadrach are Chadrick and Chadric.

Shadrach is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Shadrach. Compare Shadrach with related baby names.