Taddeo
/tadˈdɛːo/noun
An Italian masculine given name, corresponding to Thaddeus in English.
Did you know?Taddeo is traditionally associated with Jude the Apostle in Italian Christianity, although the New Testament’s Thaddeus and Jude are not identified with absolute certainty by all scholars.
Etymological Timeline
1st millennium BCE
Aramaic
Taddai
“An Aramaic personal name; its precise original meaning is uncertain.”
1st century
Greek
Thaddaios
“The Greek form used for Thaddeus, one of Jesus’s apostles in early Christian texts.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Thaddaeus
“The Latin form of the apostolic name, used in Christian writings and calendars.”
Middle Ages
Italian
Taddeo
“The Italian development of the Latin name Thaddaeus.”
Modern English
English
Thaddeus
“The English form of the same traditional biblical name.”