Boy · Aramaic, through Greek
Tadeusz
Say it: tah-DEH-oosh
Meaning
Polish form of Thaddeus, of uncertain Aramaic origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Popularised by Kościuszko and Mickiewicz's Pan Tadeusz (1834).
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 390 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 1917, about 1 in 35,600 boys
- 7 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Czech | Tadeáš |
|---|---|
| Russian | Faddei |
Famous bearers
- Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish national hero
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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