Thaddaeus

• Thaddæus

From Latin Thaddaeus, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaîos).

Thaddaeus (countable and uncountable, plural Thaddaeuses)

1. An Apostle, identified with Jude.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:
     : Matthew 10: 3:

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

2. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek; usually spelled Thaddeus.

• Thaddeus
• Thad
• Tad

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaîos), from Aramaic תַדַּי (Ṯaday), of uncertain origin.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [tʰadˈdae̯.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t̪ad̪ˈd̪ɛː.us]

Thaddaeus m sg (genitive Thaddaeī); second declension

1. Thaddaeus

Second-declension noun, singular only.