Save Gender Masculine Usage Irish Pronounced Pron. Tay-dee [key] Other Forms FormsThade Meaning & History Irish diminutive of Thaddeus, an anglicized form of Tadhg. Thady Quill is the subject of an Irish ballad, 'The Bould Thady Quill' (ca. 1895). The name was formerly common, and still in use in parts of Ireland.