Thaddeus

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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 male 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]

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Orthodox saints[2][3][edit]

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Thaddeus[edit]

Thad[edit]

  • 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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Frequently Occurring Male First Names from Census 1990". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ^ "2021". calendar.rop.ru. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  3. ^ "Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής :: Αλφαβητική Αναζήτηση βίων". www.saint.gr. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  4. ^ "Апостол Иу́да Иаковлев (Левве́й, Фадде́й), брат Господень". azbyka.rudays (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  5. ^ "Апостол от 70-ти Фадде́й Едесский, Бейрутский, епископ". azbyka.rudays (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  6. ^ "Преподобный Фадде́й Луховской". azbyka.rudays (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  7. ^ "Священномученик Фадде́й (Успенский), Тверской, архиепископ". azbyka.rudays (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  8. ^ "Преподобный Фадде́й Степанцминдский". azbyka.rudays (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  9. ^ "Преподобный Фадде́й Студит". azbyka.rudays (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  10. ^ "Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής :: Άγιος Θαδδαίος". www.saint.gr. Retrieved 2021-10-07.