Thaddaeus

Thad·dae·us
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/ˈθædiːəs//θæˈdiːəs/

proper noun

An Apostle, identified with Jude.

OriginLatin Thaddaeus ← Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος ← Aramaic תַדַּי →
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Meanings

proper nounThaddaeus (countable and uncountable, plural Thaddaeuses)

plural Thaddaeuses · alternative Thaddæus

  1. countableuncountableAn Apostle, identified with Jude.

    Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the Publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

    Matthew 10: 3
  2. countablerareuncountableA male given name from Ancient Greek; usually spelled Thaddeus.

Origin

  1. Aramaicתַדַּי
  2. Ancient GreekΘαδδαῖος
  3. LatinThaddaeus
  4. EnglishThaddaeus

Borrowed from Latin Thaddaeus, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaîos), from Aramaic תַדַּי (Ṯaday).

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Translations

Arabic تداوس
  • تداوسthe Apostle
Bulgarian Тадей, Тадей
  • Тадей (Tadej)the Apostle
  • Тадей (Tadej)male given name
Chinese Cantonese 達太 /达太, 達陡 /达陡
  • 達太 /达太 (daat⁶ taai³)the Apostle
  • 達陡 /达陡 (daat⁶ dau²)the Apostle
Chinese Mandarin 達太 /达太, 達陡 /达陡
  • 達太 /达太 (Dátài)the Apostle
  • 達陡 /达陡 (Dádǒu)the Apostle
  • 撒迪厄斯 (Sādí'èsī)male given name
Czech Tadeáš, Tadeáš
  • Tadeášthe Apostle
  • Tadeášmale given name
Dutch Thaddeüs, Thaddeüs
  • Thaddeüsthe Apostle
  • Thaddeüsmale given name
Esperanto Tadeo
  • Tadeomale given name
French Thaddée, Thadée
  • Thaddéethe Apostle
  • Thadéemale given name
German Thaddäus
  • Thaddäusthe Apostle
Greek Θαδδαίος
  • Θαδδαίος (Thaddaíos)male given name
Hebrew תדיאוס
  • תדיאוסthe Apostle
Hindi तद्दै
  • तद्दै (taddai)the Apostle
Hungarian Tádé, Tádé
  • Tádéthe Apostle
  • Tádémale given name
Indonesian Tadeus
  • Tadeusthe Apostle
Italian Taddeo, Taddeo
  • Taddeothe Apostle
  • Taddeomale given name
Japanese タダイ
  • タダイ (Tadai)the Apostle
Korean 타대오
  • 타대오 (Tadae'o)the Apostle
Lithuanian Tadas, Tadas
  • Tadasthe Apostle
  • Tadasmale given name
Polish Tadeusz, Tadeusz
  • Tadeuszthe Apostle
  • Tadeuszmale given name
Portuguese Tadeu, Tadeu
  • Tadeuthe Apostle
  • Tadeumale given name
  • Thadeumale given name
Russian Фадде́й, Фадде́й
  • Фадде́й (Faddéj)the Apostle
  • Фадде́й (Faddéj)male given name
Spanish Tadeo, Tadeo
  • Tadeothe Apostle
  • Tadeomale given name
Vietnamese Tađêô, Thanh Diêu
  • Tađêôthe Apostle
  • Thanh Diêuthe Apostle
Cite this entry
APA

Thaddaeus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thaddaeus

MLA

“Thaddaeus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thaddaeus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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