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Thaddeus

THAD-ee-əs

Popularity

#850

falling

Letters

8

Syllables

3

Origin

English

Total Births

25,771

Peak Year

#416 in 2016

First Recorded

1880

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Vintage

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

From the Aramaic name Thaddai, possibly meaning 'heart', 'courageous heart', or 'gift of God'.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Thaddeus Stevens

    Radical Republican leader during the Civil War era

Nicknames

ThadTad

Spelling Variations

TadeoThaddaeus

Similar Names

BarnabyAtticusSilasRufus

Personality Traits

WiseThoughtfulCalmCreative

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