Given name & surname
Taddeo
“having heart”
Taddeo is a variant of Tadeo. In Spanish use, Tadeo carries the interpretation “having heart.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Taddeo is a variant of Tadeo. In Spanish use, Tadeo carries the interpretation “having heart.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Taddeo is a form of Thaddeus. Thaddeus has been associated with Aramaic and Greek naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Taddeo is used as a form of Thaddeus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taddeo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 22 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,348 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taddeo’s family of names
Taddeo developed from Thaddeus. In Italian usage, Taddeo has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Tadeusz. Taddeo has a related form in Thaddeus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Taddeo has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ThaddaeusEnglish
- Tadejequivalent
- TadeuszPolish
- Thaddéeequivalent
- Tadijaequivalent
- Tadeuequivalent
- ФаддейRussian
- ThaddäusGerman
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People named Taddeo
- Taddeo GaddiItalian early renaissance painter (1300–1366)
- Taddeo ZuccariItalian painter (1529-1566)
- Taddeo di BartoloItalian painter (1362-1422)
- Taddeo AlderottiItalian physician and translator (1215-1295)
- Tadeusz KuntzePolish painter (1727-1793)
- Taddeo Luigi dal VermeItalian cardinal (1641-1717)
- Taddeo BarberiniItalian nobleman and Prince of Palestrina1603–1647
- Taddeo GaddiItalian Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop1520–1562
- Taddeo LandiniItalian artist (1550-1596)
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