Gender:
Origin:
Gaelic
51 famous people named Tadhg found on Wikipedia.
352 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
5706-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
3531-th in year 2009
Used in: Irish, Scottish
Tadhg (alternative spellings include Tadgh and Tadg), is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic masculine name that was very common when the Gaelic languages predominated, to the extent that it is a synecdoche for Irish Gaelic man. The name signifies "poet" or "philosopher". This was also the name of many Gaelic Irish kings from the 10th to the 16th centuries, particularly in Connacht and Munster. Tadhg is most common in south-west Ireland, particularly in County Cork and County Kerry.
The name has enjoyed a surge in popularity recently; in 2005 it was the 69th most common name for baby boys and in 2010 the 40th, according to the Central Statistics Office in Ireland. In the form "Taig" the name is used as a term of derogatory abuse for an Irish Catholic.
Poet.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tadhg Furlong | 1992 | Irish rugby union player |
2 | Tadhg Kennelly | 1981 | Irish Gaelic and Australian rules footballer |
3 | Tadhg Beirne | 1992 | |
4 | Tadhg Kelly | 1988 | Actor from the United States |
5 | Tadhg Dall Ó hÚiginn | 1550 | Irish poet |
6 | Tadhg Purcell | 1985 | Irish footballer |
7 | Tadhg Olltach Ó an Cháinte | ||
8 | Tadhg de Búrca | Irish sportsperson | |
9 | Tadhg Mór Ua Cellaigh | Irish chief | |
10 | Tadhg Ó Cianáin | Irish historian | |
11 | Tadhg Crowley | 1890 | Irish politician |
12 | Tadhg O'Connor | 1947 | Irish hurler |
13 | Tadhg Ó Donnchadha | 1874 | Irish writer |
14 | Tadhg Ó Cellaigh | King of Uí Maine | |
15 | Tadhg na Mainistreach Mac Carthaigh Mór | King of Desmond | |
16 | Tadhg Cooke | Irish singer | |
17 | Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin | TV personality | |
18 | Tadhg Peavoy | Irish journalist | |
19 | Tadhg Lyne | 1930 | Gaelic football player |
20 | Tadhg Slattery | South African Paralympic swimmer | |
21 | Tadhg Flynn | 1983 | Irish hurler |
22 | Tadhg an tSleibhe Ó Fathaigh | Irish chief of the Name | |
23 | Tadhg Haran | 1991 | Irish hurler |
24 | Tadhg mac Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair | ||
25 | Tadhg Óg Murphy | 1986 | Irish hurler |
26 | Tadhg Caech Ó Cellaigh | Irish king | |
27 | Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn | Irish poet | |
28 | Tadhg Ua Cellaigh | Irish king | |
29 | Tadhg Manley | 1893 | Irish politician |
30 | Tadhg Mac Lochlainn | Irish historian | |
31 | Tadhg Riabhach Ó Dubhda | Irish king | |
32 | Tadhg Murphy | 1951 | Irish hurler |
33 | Tadhg mac Diarmaid Ó Máille | ||
34 | Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha | 1570 | Irish Gaelic poet and historian |
35 | Tadhg Doichleach Ua Dálaigh | Chief poet of Erinn and Alba | |
36 | Tadhg Ó Neachtain | ||
37 | Tadhg mac Muirchertach | Irish king | |
38 | Maelruanaidh mac Tadhg | Irish king | |
39 | Tadhg mac Domnall O Cellaigh | Irish king | |
40 | Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg | Irish prince | |
41 | Tadhg Mor mac Maelruanaidh | Irish king | |
42 | Tadhg Ó Cobhthaigh | 1554 | Irish poet |
43 | Timothy Sullivan | 1715 | Irish poet |
44 | Tadhg of Uí Díarmata | First recorded king of Uí Díarmata | |
45 | Tadhg Begley | Irish chemist | |
46 | Tadhg Buidhe mac Tadhg Riabhach Ó Dubhda | ||
47 | Tadhg Ó Caiside | ||
48 | Tadhg S. Seioghe | 1857 | Irish writer |
49 | Tadhg Ruadh Ó Cellaigh | Irish king | |
50 | Tadhg O’Sullivan | 1927 | Irish ambassador |
51 | Tadhg Mág Tighearnán |