Thaddeus

THAD-ee-us

Aramaic, meaning unclear, possibly from Theodore

"gift of God"

Thaddeus Origin and Meaning

The name Thaddeus is a boy's name of Aramaic origin meaning "gift of God".

Thaddeus, a distinguished, long-neglected name, has several areas of appeal: a solid New Testament legacy, a nice antique feel, and the choice of several more modern nicknames and international variations.

In the Bible, Thaddeus was one of the original Twelve Apostles.

Thaddeus has made quite a few screen appearances, ranging from Spongebob Squarepants to Police Academy to Get Smart (it was the given name of the Chief) to Harry Potter. As Tadzio—the Slavic version—he played a leading role in Thomas Mann's Death in Venice.

In real life, Thaddeus Stevens was a dominant political figure during the Civil War. Mia Farrow has a son named Thaddeus.

Thaddeus Rank in US Top 1000

# 850 in the US

Thaddeus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 244 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Thaddeus

• 850 US 2024
• 244 Nameberry 2025
• 531 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Thaddeus

• Thaddeus Tukes Chicago jazz musician
• Saint Judas (Jude) Thaddeus patron saint of lost causes
• Saint Thaddeus of Edessa one of the 70 apostles of Christ
• Thaddeus Lewis American football player
• Thaddeus Gibson American football player
• Thaddeus Young American basketball player
• Thaddeus Bullard Sr., birth name of Titus O'Neil, American arena football player and pro wrestler
• Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure (Tadeusz) Koà ›ciuszko Polish hero of the American Revolution
• Thaddeus Horatius Caraway U.S. Congressman and Senator from Arkansas
• Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine (S.C.) Lowe American aviation pioneer
• Thaddeus Stevens Civil War era U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania and opponent of slavery
• Thaddeus Campbell Sweet U.S. Congressman from New York
• Thaddeus George "Thad" McCotter former U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Thaddeus Joseph "Thad" Jones American jazz trumpeter
• Thaddeus Ann "Teddy" Bensimon daughter of reality TV's Kelly Killoren Bensimon and Gilles Bensimon
• Thaddeus "Thad" Luckinbill American actor
• Thaddeus Rowe (b. 2007) son of actors Amelia Heinle and Thad Luckinbill
• Thaddeus Wilk Farrow son of American actress Mia Farrow
• Thaddeus "Thad" Matula American filmmaker

The name Thaddeus in Pop Culture

• Thaddeus Stone character in the film 'The Family Stone'
• Thaddeus Bradley from the movie 'Now You See Me'
• Dr. Thaddeus S. "Rusty" Venture character in 'The Venture Brothers'
• Thaddeus James Martin character from "All My Children"
• Thaddeus Valentine character from "Mortal Engines" series
• Thaddeus Montgomery character from 'American Horror Story'
• General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross character from Marvel Universe
• Thaddeus L'Eclin video game character from 'Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion'
• Thaddeus Ibsen character in "After Ever After" by Jordan Sonnenblick
• Thaddeus Blake character in NIL by Lynne Matson
• Thaddeus character on Phineas and Ferb
• Thaddeus Harris character in the "Police Academy" Film series
• Professor Thaddeus Bonkers character in the cartoon series "The Garfield Show" A mad scientist who is really intelligent and yet really foolish as his inventions/discoveries always lead to disaster but he dismisses all that as the world "not ready for his genius".
• High Overseer Thaddeus Campbell character in the video game Dishonored

International Variations of the name Thaddeus

• Thadee French
• Taddeo Italian
• Thaddeo Italian
• Tadeo Spanish
• Thaddaus German
• Tadek Polish
• Tadeuz Polish
• Tadzio Polish
• Tade Hungarian
• Tadeas Czech
• Tades Czech
• Faddei Russian
• Fadey Russian
• Tadey Russian
• Taddeus Greek