Maybe stretching the definition of ‘famous’, but in the podcast Sounds Like Crowes, a narrative ‘actual play’ story using the tabletop game Deadlands, the eldest brother of the Crowe family is named Thaddeus, played by Marshall Sims. He’s disliked by most but cares deeply about his family, whether he knows them or not.
Jack Thaddeus is a troll responsible for 2 notable trolling schemes against CWC. The first was hacking his PSN account, Chris responded by humping his PS3 for 8 minutes straight. The second was placing gay ads on the CWCipedia, which lead to Chris posting videos raging about it and a phone call between Chris and Jack."Jack Thaddeus! Give me back my PlayStation Networks accounts, you expert hacker! You, you ir—rational expert! Mother*** burning-in-Hell hacker!"
I love this name so much. My grandfather, and many others in my family tree, bore the polish version Tadeusz. This name is so strong, rare, and beautiful. Nicknames include Teddy and Thad. I would love to use this on a son. It is one of my favourite names.
Thaddeus Stevens was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was a leader of the Radical Republicans, and was a staunch supporter of abolitionism and later civil rights and equality for African Americans.
As a kid watching a tv show featuring a character with this name, I always thought his name was “Fattius” because my hearing couldn’t make out what it actually was and the pronunciation makes it sound like that. Mind you, I also didn’t know about the existence and proper spelling of this name. It’s really comical to look back on and I hope this helps someone out there because I think one should take into account any possible ‘sound-alikes’ before picking a name. As an adult, I think it’s alright but the nickname “Tad” is easier to hear properly.
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I like this name. It has a good meaning and it may sound and look old but there are nicknames like Ted, Teddy, or even Dee to make it more modern. The name is unique and it soon grows on you.
Great name but the nickname Tad only makes me think of Tadpoles. Yuck.
― Anonymous User 9/13/2018
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Love this name. Really dislike the nicknames though... Ted, Teddy, Tad, Taddy, Thad, Deuce... ew. Just stick with Thaddeus and it will be a winner.
― Anonymous User 9/13/2018
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I really like the name Thaddeus. It's on my guilty pleasure list because it sounds so cool and in my opinion '70s, but it's not on my main list because it is going up in popularity. However, it is staying in the three figures, which is a happy medium.Some people think the diminutive Tad is a "tad" boring, bland, or uncreative, but I love it. It sounds very much like the name of any normal guy, except with his quirks, slightly weirder than your average Mike but more on par with Jeff.
Thaddeus Sholto, a character in the Sherlock Holmes story The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
― Anonymous User 6/7/2015
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What a pretentious name.
― Anonymous User 11/16/2014
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This name sounds awesome. LOVE it! :D.
― Anonymous User 3/23/2014
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Feminine forms of this name include Thaddea or Thaddaea (English), Tadea (Spanish), Taddea (Italian), and Thaddäa (German). I have also found these very unusual English feminine forms derived from Thaddeus: Thaddette, Thaddine, Thaddene, Thaddina and Thaddena. I just Google searched the names and found that there are women with those names.
The forms Thadette, Thadine, etc do not necessarily derive from Thaddeus. They are common Eastern Frisian feminine forms of the name Thade, deriving from Germanic names containing the name element THIOT "people".
Morgan Freeman plays Thaddeus Bradley, a retired magician in the movie Now You See Me.
― Anonymous User 6/27/2013
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I used to know a boy named Thaddeus back in elementary school. The name to most of us sounded harsh and disgusting, but now I rather like it. I think in today's day and age, Thaddeus is more suited as a middle or confirmation name rather than a first name.
Thaddeus Lewis and Thaddeus Gibson are American football players.
― Anonymous User 1/3/2012
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Thaddeus Charles Young is an American basketball player.
― Anonymous User 12/11/2011
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It's derived from the Aramaic word "tadda", an appellation one would give to a close friend or younger sibling (literally, it means "breast" - but think of the phrase "bosom buddy" and you'll see why this makes sense). Henceforth, a very loose translation would be "friend".
More DC Comics stuff for everyone!Thaddeus Thawne/Inertia, nemesis to the second Kid Flash, Bart Allen. I don't think it's coincidence that the two of them have Biblical names.
Thaddeus is Dr. Venture's first name on the Adult Swim show 'The Venture Bros.' This is a very handsome and mature name. Thad, or Tad, are nice nicknames.
I'm madly in love with this name and, barring absolute contempt from my husband, am naming my first son Thaddeus, with the nickname Tadd. I think it's a very strong, masculine name that also doesn't prohibit fun.
"Thaddeus" comes from Aramaic "Thaddai" which means "braveheart" (a person of courage). This name was given by Jesus Christ to one of the Apostles, namely to Juda (do NOT confuse him with Judas the traitor).