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Thaddaeus

Syllables: Thad·dae·us/ˈθædiːəs/

Thaddaeus proper noun: an Apostle, identified with Jude.

Proper noun

Thaddaeus (countable and uncountable, plural Thaddaeuses)

  1. An Apostle, identified with Jude.
    • Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the Publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;Matthew 10: 3
  2. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek; usually spelled Thaddeus.

Thaddaeus meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Indonesian and Vietnamese

Thaddaeus in Hindi

the Apostle
तद्दै taddai

Thaddaeus in Arabic

the Apostle
تداوس

Thaddaeus in Indonesian

the Apostle
Tadeus

Thaddaeus in Vietnamese

the Apostle
Tađêô, Thanh Diêu

Forms of Thaddaeus

pluralThaddaeuses
alternative formThaddæus

Origin of Thaddaeus

Borrowed from Latin Thaddaeus, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaîos), from Aramaic תַדַּי (Ṯaday).

Questions about Thaddaeus

What does Thaddaeus mean?
Thaddaeus means an Apostle, identified with Jude.
What is Thaddaeus in Hindi?
Thaddaeus in Hindi is तद्दै (taddai). See Thaddaeus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Thaddaeus?
Thaddaeus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thaddaeus?
Thaddaeus is pronounced /ˈθædiːəs/.

Words near Thaddaeus in the dictionary

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

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