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Thad

/θæd/

Thad proper noun: a diminutive of the male given names Thaddeus and Thaddaeus, sometimes also used as a formal given name.

Proper noun

Thad

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Thaddeus and Thaddaeus, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
    • "You must call me 'Thaddeus,' Hazel Jones. Better yet, 'Thad'. 'Mr. Gallagher' is for servants and other hirelings."
    • When Hazel made no reply, Thaddeus learned toward her suggestively: "Will you call me 'Thad'? It's very like 'Chet', - eh? Almost no one calls me 'Thad' any longer, my old friends are falling away - every season, like dying leaves."2007, Joyce Carol Oates, The Gravedigger's Daughter, Fourth estate, →ISBN, page 503

Origin of Thad

Clipping of Thaddeus.

Words that rhyme with Thad

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Questions about Thad

What does Thad mean?
Thad means a diminutive of the male given names Thaddeus and Thaddaeus, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
What part of speech is Thad?
Thad is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thad?
Thad is pronounced /θæd/.

Words near Thad in the dictionary

  1. thackless
  2. Thackley
  3. Thackray
  4. thacks
  5. Thackston
  6. Thad
  7. Thaddaeus
  8. Thaddaeuses
  9. Thaddeus
  10. Thaddæus
  11. thadeuite

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