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Boy · Aramaic, through Greek
Thaddeus
Say it: THAD-ee-us
Meaning
Aramaic, of uncertain meaning; the 'heart, courageous' meaning often given is not established.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Especially common in Poland as Tadeusz; in Ireland it was used to anglicize Tadhg.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 24,610 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1918, about 1 in 3,100 boys
- 292 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Thaddaeus
| French | Thaddée |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Tadeo |
| Italian | Taddeo |
| Portuguese | Tadeu |
| German | Thaddäus |
| Polish | Tadeusz |
| Russian | Faddey |
Famous bearers
- Thaddeus, apostle also called Jude
- Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-American military leader
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.