Given name

Taddeus

Taddeus is a given name from Latin. It is used in Hungarian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Taddeus comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Latin Thaddaeus, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος, from Hebrew תדי.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Taddeus’s family of names

In Hungarian usage, Taddeus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Tadeusz. In Swedish usage, Taddeus has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Фаддей.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 2

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