Thaddeus

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

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

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]

Alternate forms

Biblical figures

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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