What does Thaddeus mean?

Thaddeus means "praise, desired; gift"

How do we pronounce Thaddeus?

Thaddeus \(t)had-deu(s), th-adde-us\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Thaddeus is pronounced as -THAEDiyahS (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Thaddeus: TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Thaddeus?

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Thaddeus is largely used in the English language and its origin is Aramaic. Biblical name: The name is of obscure origin; it could be from the Aramaic for 'praise, desired', or else it could be from the Aramaic version of other Greek names. It was borne in the Bible by one of the twelve apostles, whose given name was Lebbaeus (Aramaic), representing a form of Theodoros (Old Greek) or Theodotus (Old Greek). The name was popular in Eastern Europe, and immigrants introduced the name into America. In Ireland, the name is used as an Anglicized form of nicknames for Tadhg. In literature, the name is known from Jane Porter's historical novel Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803). The name Thaddeus is used to a great extent; it has 56 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages. Variation transcriptions used in English Addai name variations, what does the name Tadd mean (used in Welsh too), Taddeus meaning of name, meaning of Taddeusz, baby name Taddy, nicknames for Tadeus, short names for Tadio, nicknames for Tahd, name Thadd meaning, Thaddaeus meaning of name, Thaddaos meaning, Thaddeau definition, what does the name Thaddeaus mean, Thaddiaus name variations, Thaddis meaning, Thaddius pronounciation, Thade pronounciation, Thadeaou meaning and origin, Thadeaus meaning, Thadeous pronounciation, Thadia meaning, Thadieus meaning and origin, short names for Thadious, name Thadius origin, and short names for Thadus. The short forms name Tad origin (used in Irish, Latin, and Welsh too) and Thad pronounciation, and the pet forms nicknames for Thaddy and Thadis name popularity are other English variants. Foreign variant transcriptions of Thaddeus Faddei definition (Russian), Faddey meaning (Russian), name Fadey meaning (Russian and Ukrainian), name Taco origin (Dutch), Taddeo meaning and origin (Italian), Tade name variations (Hungarian), Tadeas definition (Czech), Tadeás meaning and origin (Czech and Slavic), Tadej name popularity (Slavic), Tadek definition (Polish), baby name Tadeo (Italian and Spanish), what does the name Tades mean (Czech), Tadeu name popularity (Portuguese), Tadeusz name variations (Polish), Tadey meaning and origin (Russian), name Tadi origin (Albanian), Tako name (Dutch), Thaddaios name (Greek), nicknames for Thaddaus (German), Thaddäus meaning (German), what does the name Thaddej mean (Russian), Thaddeo pronounciation (Italian), Thaddée pronounciation (French), Thadee pronounciation (French), and name Thadeus origin (French). Specific foreign variants the pet forms Tadzio meaning (Polish and Spanish) and name Thady (Irish).

Thaddeus's origin is Old Greek. The meaning here is 'gift of god; given by god'. See also the related forms, the Russian name Fedot meaning and the English, French, and Greek Theodore definition. Thaddeus is an all-time favorite. At present it is still a somewhat popular baby boy name, but not as significantly as it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1918, 0.031% of baby boys were given the name Thaddeus. It had a ranking of #309 then. The baby name has steeply fallen in popularity since then, and it is of only very modest use in recent years. In 2010, it ranked at #987 with a usage of 0.010%. Out of the family of boy names directly linked to Thaddeus, name Theodore was the most widely used. It was more widely used than Thaddeus by 7 times in 2010.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Thaddeus:

the name Tacio pronounciation, the name Tacitus meaning and origin, the name Tadashee meaning, the name nicknames for Tadashey, the Japanese Tadashi name popularity, the name Tadashie name variations, the name Tadashy name, the English Taddeus name, the name nicknames for Taddeusz, the Czech name Tadeas origin, the name short names for Tadesuz, the name baby name Tadeus, the Polish meaning of Tadeusz, the name Tadzea pronounciation, the Polish and Spanish name Tadzio meaning, the name Taezo meaning, the name nicknames for Taghea, the name Taghee meaning and origin, the Japanese meaning of Taichi, and the Japanese nicknames for Taiga.

The baby name Thaddeus fun facts:

The name Thaddeus in reverse order is "Sueddaht".

The numerological value of the name Thaddeus is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Thaddeus?

Thaddeus is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames