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Given name

Thaddäus

“the courageous one”

Thaddäus is a masculine given name. It is used in German.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Thaddäus goes back to a word meaning “the courageous one.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Thaddäus’s family of names

In German usage, Thaddäus has a conventional equivalent in the English form Thaddeus. In German usage, Thaddäus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Tadeusz. In German usage, Thaddäus has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Tadeo.

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Thaddäus has relatives in 14 languages.

13 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 14

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