Javad (جواد) is a masculine given name of Persian origin. It is a variant of the Arabic name Jawad, which means generous. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Javad Aghaeipour (born 1999), Iranian footballer Javad Aghayev (born 2002), Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner Javad Gharavi Aliari (1935–2018), Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja Javad Alizadeh (born 1953), Iranian cartoonist Javad Allahverdi (born 1952), Iranian footballer Javad Ameri (1891–1980), Iranian politician Javad Arianmanesh (born 1953), Iranian footballer Javad Ashtiani (born 1981), Iranian footballer Javad Bushehri (1893–1972), Iranian businessman and politician Javad Daraei (born 1992), Iranian filmmaker Javad Davari (born 1983), Iranian basketball player Javad Sa'd al-Dowleh (1856–1930), Iranian politician Javad Etaat (born 1963), Iranian politician Javad Ezzati (born 1982), Iranian actor Javad Fakoori (1938–1981), Iranian military colonel Javad Foroughi (born 1979), Iranian sport shooter Javad Ghenaat (born 1966), Iranian politician Javad Ghorab (born 1949), Iranian footballer Javad Hakimli (1914–2006), Azerbaijani guerrilla fighter Javad Hamidi (1918–2002), Iranian painter, poet, and educator Javad Hardani (born 1984), Iranian Paralympic athlete Javad Hashemi (born 1966), Iranian actor, film director, writer, and composer Javad Heyat (1925–2014), Iranian surgeon and writer Javad Jahangirzadeh (born 1966), Iranian politician Javad Jalali (born 1977), Iranian photographer Javad Karimi (born 1998), Iranian volleyball player Javad Karimi-Ghodousi (born 1956), Iranian politician and military commander Javad Kazemian (born 1981), Iranian footballer Javad Khamenei (1895–1986), Iranian Shia cleric Javad Khan (1748–1804), Iranian military commander Javad Khiabani (born 1966), Iranian journalist, football commentator, and television show host Javad Hajizadeh Koljahi (born 1958), Iranian cleric Javad Maheri (born 1983), Iranian footballer Javad Mahjoub (born 1991), Iranian mixed martial artist Javad bey Malik-Yeganov (1878–1942), Azerbaijani politician Javad Manafi (born 1970), Iranian football player and coach Javad Marandi (born 1968), Iranian-British businessman and property developer Javad Maroufi (1912–1993), Iranian composer and pianist Javad Mashreghi (born 1968), Iranian mathematician and author Javad Mirjavadov (1923–1992), Azerbaijani painter Javad Asghari Moghaddam (born 1979), Iranian futsal coach and player Javad Mohammadinejad (born 1985), Iranian volleyball player Javad Mojabi (1939–2026), Iranian poet, writer, researcher, and critic Javad Mokhbery (born 1952), American businessman and philanthropist Javad Molania (born 1978), Iranian actor, director, presenter, photographer, and painter Javad Nekounam (born 1980), Iranian football player and manager Javad Nurbakhsh (1926–2008), Iranian Sufi mystic Javad Owji (born 1966), Iranian oil engineer and politician Javad Parvizi (born 1965), American orthopedic surgeon Javad Razavian (born 1974), Iranian actor Javad Razzaghi (born 1982), Iranian footballer Javad Karimi Sabet (born 1973), Iranian academic, researcher, and nuclear scientist Javad Sadatinejad (born 1972), Iranian politician Javad Sadr (1912–1990), Iranian diplomat and politician Javad Saeed (1923/24–1979), Iranian politician Javad Mojtahed Shabestari (born 1966), Iranian Shiite cleric and politician Javad Shahrestani (1924–2016), Iranian engineer, academic, and politician Javad Shamaqdari (born 1960), Iranian filmmaker Javad bey Shikhlinski (1874–1959), Azerbaijani Army officer Javad khan Shirvanski (1812/13–??), Azerbaijani Army general and noble Javad Shirzad (born 1982), Iranian footballer Javad Tabatabai (1945–2023), Iranian philosopher and political scientist Javad Yasari (born 1944), Iranian singer and musician Javad Zarincheh (born 1966), Iranian football player and coach
See also Javad (disambiguation)