Thaddeus

Thaddeus meaning and name origin

Thaddeus \th(ad)-deus\ as a boy's name is pronounced THAD-ee-us. It is of Aramaic origin, and the meaning of Thaddeus is "heart". Also possibly derives from Theodorus, meaning "God's gift". Biblical: one of the 12 apostles. Jude is another form of the name.

Thaddeus has 15 variant forms: Tad, Tadd, Taddeo, Taddeusz, Tadeo, Tadio, Tadzio, Thad, Thaddaios, Thaddaos, Thaddaeus, Thaddaus, Thaddius, Thadeus and Thady.

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Popularity of Thaddeus

Thaddeus is a somewhat popular first name for males (#611 out of 1220) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people (2000 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby names popularity of Thaddeus name for boys (2012 statistics). Compare Thaddeus with its variant forms and related boy baby names.

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