Thaddeus


Gender:
Origin: Arabic, Aramaic, Greek
71 famous people named Thaddeus found on Wikipedia.
23941 male, 32 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 710-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 307-th in year 1918
Used in: Biblical, English

Meanings

A male given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “praise.”.

Thaddeus (Greek Θαδδαῖος, Thaddaios, from Aramaic תדי, Taddai / Aday) is a male given name. It means a heart or courageous heart.
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.

Masc. proper name, from Latin Thaddaeus, from Greek Thaddaios, from Talmudic Hebrew Tadday. Klein derives this from Aramaic tedhayya (pl.) "breasts." Thayer's "Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament" suggests the sense might be "large-hearted," hence "courageous." In the Bible, a surname of the apostle Jude, brother of James the Less.

Praised or heart.

Famous People: 71 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Thaddeus Stevens 1792 American politician
2 Thaddeus Young 1988 American professional basketball player
3 Thaddeus McCotter 1965 American politician
4 Thaddeus S. C. Lowe 1832 American chemist and inventor
5 Thaddeus of Edessa Patriarch of the Church of the East
6 Thaddeus Cahill 1867 American inventor
7 Thaddeus Golas 1924 Science and metaphysics innovator
8 Thaddeus Gibson 1987 American football linebacker
9 Thaddeus O'Sullivan 1947 Irish director, cinematographer and screenwriter
10 Thaddeus C. Pound 1833 American businessman and politician from Wisconsin
11 Thaddeus Fairbanks 1796 Inventor
12 Thaddeus Coleman 1985 Player of American and Canadian football
13 Thaddeus H. Caraway 1871 American politician
14 Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler 1842 American cartographer
15 Thaddeus Kirkland 1955 American politician
16 Thaddeus Amat y Brusi 1810 Catholic Bishop of Los Angeles
17 Thaddeus Ma Daqin 1968 Chinese priest
18 Thaddeus Beal 1917 Secretary of the United States Army
19 Thaddeus P. Mott 1831 American adventurer, world sailor and soldier of fortune; responsible for recruiting Civil War veterans into Egyptian service and served as the first aide de-camp to Khedive Isma'il Pasha.
20 Thaddeus M. Machrowicz 1899 American politician
21 Thaddeus J. Martin 1956
22 Thaddeus Campbell Sweet 1872 American politician
23 Thaddeus Vincenty 1920 Polish-American geodesist
24 Thaddeus Mosley 1926 American artist
25 Thaddeus McCarthy 1907 Jurist
26 Thaddeus Hyatt 1816 Abolitionist and inventor
27 Thaddeus William Harris 1795 United States librarian and entomologist
28 Thaddeus J. Dulski 1915 American politician
29 Henry Jones Thaddeus 1859 Irish painter
30 Thaddeus Jones Illinois politician
31 Thaddeus Bowman 1743 American soldier (1743-1806)
32 Thaddeus Strassberger 1976 American opera designer
33 Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda 1925 Catholic bishop
34 Patrick Thaddeus 1932 American astrophysicist
35 Thaddeus Dryja American medical researcher
36 Thaddeus Seymour 1928 American academic
37 Thaddeus Leavitt 1750 American politician
38 Thaddeus Dod 1740 American minister and educator
39 Thaddeus Wasielewski 1904 American lawyer, politician
40 Thaddeus Holownia 1949 Photographer
41 Thaddeus Shideler 1883 American hurdler
42 Thaddeus Maclay Mahon 1840 American politician
43 Thaddeus B. Wakeman American lawyer, politician and philosopher
44 Thaddeus Herrmann 1972 German electronic musician, music journalist and label owner
45 Thaddeus Hanford 1847 American newspaper editor
46 Thaddeus M. Buczko 1926 American politician
47 Thaddeus Mann 1908 Polish chemist
48 Thaddeus Radzilowski 1938 American historian
49 Thaddeus B. Hurd 1903
50 Thaddeus Mason Harris 1768 American librarian
51 Thaddeus F. Malanowski 1922 United States Army general
52 Thaddeus Davids 1810 American businessman
53 Thaddeus Atalig 1995 Guam footballer
54 Thaddeus McClain 1876 American sprinter, long jumper and hurdler
55 Thaddeus Parker 1923 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
56 Thaddeus Weclew American dentist
57 Thaddeus B. Glover 1852 American Medal of Honor recipient
58 Thaddeus von Clegg German engineer
59 Thaddeus Lynch 1901 Irish politician
60 Thaddeus F. Zielinski 1916 Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church
61 Thaddeus S. Sharretts 1850 Appraiser
62 Thaddeus Betts 1724 Physician, Connecticut politician
63 Thaddeus A. Minshall 1834 Ohio Jurist
64 Thaddeus Grauer Austrian art dealer
65 Thaddeus Stevens Clarkson 1840
66 Thaddeus E. Cromley 1843 American legislator
67 Thaddeus Vincent Tuleja 1917
68 Thaddeus van Eijsden 1900 Dutch painter
69 Thaddeus Peplowski 1936
70 Thaddeus S. Lott, Sr. 1934
71 Thaddeus Wronski 1887