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* Thaddäus Tentakel, the German name for [[Squidward Tentacles]] on the animated series ''[[Spongebob Squarepants]]''. |
* Thaddäus Tentakel, the German name for [[Squidward Tentacles]] on the animated series ''[[Spongebob Squarepants]]''. |
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*Thad Castle, Linebacker for the Mountain Goats on "[[Blue Mountain State]]". Played by [[Alan Ritchson]]. |
*Thad Castle, Linebacker for the Mountain Goats on "[[Blue Mountain State]]". Played by [[Alan Ritchson]]. |
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*Thaddeus Miller, African American Southern burn world traveler. Attended Lake Highlands high School in the Nawf Dallas section. Future Aurthur and Family Man |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Pronunciation | /θæˈdiːəs/; /ˈθædi-/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Aramaic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "courageous heart" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Thaddaeus |
| Nickname(s) | Thad Tad Ted Teddy Todd |
| Related names | Tadzio Tadeusz |
Thaddeus (Greek Θαδδαῖος, Thaddaios, from Aramaic תדי, Taddai / Aday) is a male given name. It means a heart, or courageous heart.[1][2][3]
As of the 1990 Census, 'Thaddeus' was the 611th most popular male name in the United States and 'Thad' was the 846th most popular.[4]
Alternate forms
- Tadeu (ind. Tade) - Albanian
- Թաթէոս ("Tateos") - Armenian
- Tadeáš – Czech
- Thaddée – French
- თადეოზი (tadeozi) Georgian
- Thaddäus – German
- Tádé – Hungarian
- Tadáias (Biblical), Tadhg (given name) - Irish
- Taddeo – Italian
- Tadas – Lithuanian
- Thadhewoos – Malayalam
- Tadeusz – Polish
- Tadeu – Portuguese
- Фаддей – Russian
- Тадеј (Tadej)– Serbian
- Tadej – Slovenian
- Tadeo – Spanish
Saints
- Thaddaeus, usually identified as Jude the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.
- Thaddeus of Edessa, one of the Seventy Disciples.
People
- Thad Luckinbill, American actor on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.
- Taddeo Gaddi (c. 1300–1366), an Italian painter, active during the early Renaissance
- Taddeo di Bartolo, a Sienese painter active up to 1422.
- Taddeo Crivelli (fl. 1451, died by 1479), also known as Taddeo da Ferrara, painter of illuminated manuscripts of the Ferrara school.
- Taddeo Zuccari or Zuccaro (1529–1566), an Italian painter, member of the Roman school of Mannerism
- Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), a Polish and American Revolutionary General and national hero.
- Tadeusz Romer (1894-1978), a Polish diplomat and politician
- Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868), leader of the Radical Republicans during the American Civil War and Reconstruction
- Francisco Tadeo Calomarde y Arría (1775–1842), a Spanish statesman
- José Tadeo Monagas (1784–1868), a Venezuelan President and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence
- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe (1831–1913), American Civil War scientist and inventor
- Thaddeus Coleman Pound (1833–1914), Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin and grandfather of Ezra Pound
- Thad Jones (1923–1986), an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader
- Thad Cochran (1937–), United States Senator for Mississippi
- Thaddeus McCotter (1965–), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th District, was chairman of the Republican House Policy Committee and member of the House Financial Services Committee.
- Thaddeus "Toddy" Livingston, Jamaican father of Neville "Bunny Wailer" Livingston. Thaddeus had a relationship with Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker, which resulted in the birth of a daughter, Pearl. Bob and Bunny lived together during this period and became as close as brothers. They formed Bob Marley And The Wailers together with Peter Tosh later on.
- Tadeo Gomez, an American musician
- Thad Matta, head men's basketball coach at Ohio State University
- Thaddeus Young, American basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
- Thaddeus Cahill, inventor of the telharmonium
- Thaddeus Grauer, Austrian art dealer.
- Thad Lewis, an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans.
- Thaddeus Wadleigh, Notable Documentary Cinematographer. 1964-
- Thaddeus Switz, aka "Groovy" or "Rad Thad"
Fictional characters
- Tadeusz Soplica, the titular character of Adam Mickiewicz's epic poem Pan Tadeusz, the national epic of Poland.
- Tadzio, the young boy in Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice.
- Doctor Thaddeus Venture, a lead character in television show The Venture Bros.
- Thaddeus "Curly" Gammelthorpe, a character in television show Hey Arnold!.
- Thaddeus is likely the real first name of The Chief from Get Smart
- General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is an antagonist of the Hulk. He appears in the 2003 film Hulk and in the 2008 reboot The Incredible Hulk as well as various animated television series.
- Thaddeus Griffin, evil twin brother of Peter Griffin in the television show Family Guy.
- Thaddeus Montgomery, birth name of the Infantata in season one of the FX horror television series American Horror Story
- Thaddeus Beaumont, fictional author in Stephen King's The Dark Half.
- Col. Thaddeus Gearhart, character in the movie The Hallelujah Trail played by Burt Lancaster in 1965
- J. Thaddeus Toad, character in the Disney movie The Wind in the Willows
- Thaddeus Bradley, character in the movie Now You See Me played by Morgan Freeman is a former magician who debunks other magician's tricks
- Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood, part-time deputy on the TV show Gunsmoke played by Roger Ewing
- Thaddeus Plotz, an Animaniacs character
- Thad, an Trucks character
- Thaddäus Tentakel, the German name for Squidward Tentacles on the animated series Spongebob Squarepants.
- Thad Castle, Linebacker for the Mountain Goats on "Blue Mountain State". Played by Alan Ritchson.
- Thaddeus Miller, African American Southern burn world traveler. Attended Lake Highlands high School in the Nawf Dallas section. Future Aurthur and Family Man
See also
References
- ^ "Thaddeus | meaning of Thaddeus | name Thaddeus". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ "Thaddeus (meaning and origin)". I-am-pregnant.com. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Thaddeus". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ [1]
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