Thaddeus ( Latin ''Thaddaeus'', Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος ''Thaddaĩos'', from Aramaic תדי ''Ṯaday'') is a male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. 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.

Alternate forms

* Taco – Dutch *Tadeu ( ind. Tade) –

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

*Թադէոս ("Tadeos"), Թադևոս ("Tadevos"), Թաթոս ("Tatos") – Armenian *Tadija –

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

*Tadeáš – Czech *Thaddée –

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

*თადეოზი (''tadeozi'') Georgian *Thaddäus – German *Tádé – Hungarian *Tadáias (Biblical), Tadhg (given name) – Irish * Taddeo, Tadzio – Italian *Tadejs – Latvian *

Tadas Tadas is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, 28Km away From Hubli & 20 km away from Mundgod IndiaVillage code= 815200 Tadas, Haveri, Karnataka It is located in the Shiggaon taluk of Haveri district in Karnataka. Tadas has bee ...

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Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

*Thadhewoos – Malayalam *Tadeusz – Polish *Tadeu – Portuguese *Тадэвуш ("Tadevush") –

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

*Фаддей ("Faddey") or Фадей ("Fadey") – Russian *Фадей ("Fadey") – Ukrainian *Тадеј (Tadej), Тадија (Tadija) –

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

*Tadej – Slovenian *Tadeo – Spanish *Tadewos –

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

*Other variations: Taddeus, Thaddeus, Tadeus

Biblical figures

*Thaddaeus, usually identified as

Jude the Apostle Jude ( grc-gre, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου translit. Ioúdas Iakóbou) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is generally identified as Thaddeus ( grc-gre, Θαδδαῖος; cop, ⲑⲁⲇⲇⲉⲟⲥ; ...

, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus * Thaddeus of Edessa, one of the Seventy Disciples

Orthodox saints

* Apostle Jude son of James (Lebbaeus, Thaddeus), brother of Jesus, * Thaddeus of Edessa, one of the Seventy Disciples, bishop of Beirut, * Venerable Thaddeus of Lukh, * New Hieromartyr

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

Thaddeus (Uspensky) of Tver, * Venerable Thaddeus of

Stepantsminda Stepantsminda ( ka, სტეფანწმინდა; formerly Kazbegi, ), is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of t ...

, * Venerable Thaddeus the Confessor of the Studion, *

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s Thaddeus.

People

Thaddeus

* Thaddeus of Naples (fl. 1291), crusade chronicler * Thaddeus (bishop of Caffa), 14th-century Armenian Catholic friar and bishop *Thaddeus Bullard, American professional wrestler better known as Titus O'Neil * Thaddeus Cahill (1867–1934), American inventor of the telharmonium * Thaddeus P. Dryja, American ophthalmologist and geneticist *

Thaddeus Grauer Thaddeus Grauer (died after 1945) was an Austrian art dealer implicated in the trade in looted art from the Second World War but whose loyalties and activities are uncertain. Second World War era Around the time of the start of the Second World Wa ...

, Austrian art dealer * Thaddeus William Harris (1795–1856), American entomologist, botanist and librarian * Thaddäus Huber (1742–1798), Austrian violinist and composer *

Thaddeus B. Hurd Thaddeus Baker Hurd (October 23, 1903 – March 12, 1989) was an architect and historian who is known for his interest and extensive research in the history of the city of Clyde, Ohio, United States. Hurd had several jobs in the field of architect ...

, American architect and amateur historian *

Thaddeus Kosciuszko Thaddeus (Latin ''Thaddaeus'', Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος ''Thaddaĩos'', from Aramaic תדי ''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'', ...

, Polish general in the American Revolution * Thaddeus S. C. Lowe (1831–1913), American Civil War scientist and inventor *

Thaddeus McCotter Thaddeus George "Thad" McCotter (born August 22, 1965) is an American politician, radio host, and a member of the Republican Party who was the U.S. representative from from 2003 to 2012. The district at the time consisted of portions of Detroi ...

(born 1965), American politician *

Thaddeus Moss Thaddeus Waylan Moss (born May 14, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at NC State before transferring to LSU, where he caught two touchdowns in th ...

(born 1998), American football player * Thaddeus O'Sullivan (born 1947), Irish film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter *Ari Thaddeus Pilichowski, 20th-century French-British linguist and conference interpreter, better known as

Teddy Pilley Teddy (Thadée) Pilley was a Language interpretation, linguist and conference interpreter. Family He was born as Ari Thaddeus Pilichowski in Paris. His parents, Leopold Pilichowski (18601934) and Lena Pillico (Pilichowski) (18841947), were Jewi ...

* Thaddeus Coleman Pound (1833–1914), Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin and grandfather of

Ezra Pound Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a Fascism, fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works ...

* Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868), leader of the Radical Republicans during the American Civil War and Reconstruction * Thaddeus Young, American basketball player for the Toronto Raptors

Thad

* 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 Thad Eugene Starner is a founder and director of the Contextual Computing Group at Georgia Tech's College of Computing, where he is a full professor. He is a pioneer of wearable computing as well as human-computer interaction, augmented envir ...

, American computer scientist, professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing, technical lead of Google Glass

Fictional characters

* General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross, Marvel comics character, mainly an antagonist of

Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk' ...

* Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana, DC comics character, an antagonist of Captain Marvel * Thaddeus Sholto, character in '' The Sign of the Four'' by Sir

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...

* Tadzio, character in the

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and

novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ...

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann * Thaddeus Beaumont in '' The Dark Half'' by

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

* Tadeus, character in " Requiem: a Halucination" by Antonio Tabucchi * Thaddeus Caractacus Evillard “Pecker” Bird, major Character in the Starbuck Chronicle by Bernard Cornwell * "The Chief" in the CONTROL spy agency in '' Get Smart'' * Thaddeus Thatch, paternal grandfather of Milo James Thatch in ''

Atlantis: The Lost Empire ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' is a 2001 American animated science fiction film, science fiction action film, action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ...

'' * Thaddeus Bile, a character in the 2001 Disney/ Pixar animated film ''

Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American computer-animated Monster movie, monster comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, B ...

'' * Thaddeus, character in the film '' Your Highness'' * Dr. Thaddeus Morocco, an antagonist in the animated series '' Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Thad Castle, on television series '' Blue Mountain State'' * Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture, on the animated series '' The Venture Bros.'' * Tadzio, in the film of '' Death in Venice'' * Thaddeus Bradley, in the movie '' Now You See Me'' * Brother Thaddeus, in the film '' Heaven Help Us''

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