Thaddeus
Thaddeus is a boy name of Aramaic origin, meaning Courageous heart; gift of God.
What Thaddeus means
Courageous heart; gift of God.
Thaddeus sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Thaddeus comes from
Aramaic names come from the language spoken across the ancient Near East, and several reached wide use through early Christian and Jewish texts.
Thaddeus is recorded as Aramaic in origin. Browse other Aramaic names.
How popular is Thaddeus?
Thaddeus is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Thaddeus is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Thaddeus
Thaddeus spans scripture and Brave, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Thaddeus
These share Thaddeus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Andrew — Manly and brave.
- Thomas — Twin.
- Barnaby — Son of consolation.
- Martha — Lady; mistress of the house.
- Theo — Gift of God; divine.
- Theodore — Gift of God.
- Tiago — Supplanter.
- Anders — Manly, brave.
- Andreas — Manly, brave.
- Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- Caleb — Whole-hearted; faithful.