Thaddeus

Thaddeus (Latin: Thaddaeus, Ancient Greek: Θαδδαῖος, romanized: Thaddaĩos, from Imperial Aramaic: תדי, romanized: Ṯaday) is a masculine given name.

Thaddeus
Pronunciation/θæˈdəs, ˈθædi-/
GenderMale
Language(s)Aramaic
Other names
Alternative spellingThaddaeus
Nickname(s)Thad
Thady
Tad
Ted
Teddy
Todd
Toddy
See hypocorisms for more
Related namesTadeusz
Taddei
Tadeo
Tadeu
Taddeo
Tadas
Tadei
Tadey
Faddey

As of the 1990 Census, Thaddeus was the 611th most popular male name in the United States, while Thad, its diminutive version, was the 846th most popular.[1]

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Orthodox saints[2][3]

People

Thaddeus

Thad

  • Thad Jones (1923–1986), American jazz trumpeter and bandleader
  • Thad Lewis (born 1987), American National Football League quarterback
  • Thad Luckinbill, American actor on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
  • Thad Starner, American computer scientist, professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing, technical lead of Google Glass

Fictional characters

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