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Фадей

Фадей is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.

Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Thaddeus.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Фадей comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος.

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Фадей’s family of names

In Russian usage, Фадей has a conventional equivalent in the English form Thaddeus. In Russian usage, Фадей has a conventional equivalent in the English form Thadeus. In Ukrainian usage, Фадей has a transliteration in Fadej.

Walk Фадей’s family in the name graph

ФадейFadejThaddeusThaddéeФайди

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Фадей has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

EnglishAncient Greek

6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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