...someone searching for their father....

[Al-khiyal]

HAHAHHAHAHA....I laughed so hard ...no I have not ...What can you tell me about it?

It's an Arab name and you can find bearers of the name in Algeria. There is some discussion about the name here.

Given the activities of the 'Barbary pirates' there's a good chance any Cornish 'Murad' came via Algiers

[MadMerad]

Nice...I did read that earlier" one to be wished for" before my first name was change I was known as rachid...."Prince of Peace" ? I am not sure what it means ?

[Al-khiyal]

I'd say 'Rachid' would be better understood as meaning 'righteous'

Certainly not 'prince of peace'.

Incidentally, you will find people of the name Merad in several places in Algeria.

[La-Casbah_com]

theres 6 merads in the algeria network on facebook.com

[MadMerad]

Really...Have heard of facebook...guess I'll have to join to chack it out...thanks !!