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Thaddeus

Thaddeus proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Thaddaeus.

Proper noun

Thaddeus (plural Thaddeuses)

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Thaddaeus.
    • "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

Forms of Thaddeus

pluralThaddeuses

Questions about Thaddeus

What does Thaddeus mean?
Thaddeus means a male given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Thaddaeus.
What part of speech is Thaddeus?
Thaddeus is a proper noun.

Words near Thaddeus in the dictionary

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

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