Is Thaddeus such a bad name?

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I really love the name Thaddeus (yes I know about AHS) but every person I know has said it's hideous. Is it?

Liking Thaddeus. It's badass. I proposed it for DS1, but it was too out there for DH. A shame as DS1 could have pulled it off.

I like it. I don't think it sounds 'way out there' at all. It isn't far off Theo but better. The suggested nicknames on your link are all crap except Thad - that's great!

There are a couple of children's films in Spain about an Indiana Jones-type character called Tadeo Jones, it it is a name i have heard before. I haven't seen AHS and neither have any of my friends. Only about 5 of them watch GOT! I have only recently on here heard about the meaning of Joffrey

It's nice but is quite a strong name to live up too. It gives imagery of a warrior to me so may not suit a more gentle type of man

Thaddeus is a great name. Nice change from Theodore!

I think it's awful. Sorry. You asked.
Thad is tolerable. Thane is cool.

I like it. I keep seeing it in the credits for something on TV although I cant think what at the moment. Was he one of the disciples? Theo is so boring now, this is much better

You could always call him Jude for short...

I like it. Lovely diminutives as well. Tad, Teddy, Teddy.

I like it. DD has a lad in her drama group called that.

I like it a lot. I have a Thady so I may be being biased towards it as they are similar.

I like Thaddeus but then I'm old enough to remember Alias Smith and Jones one of them was Thaddeus can't remember which!

Theodore/Theo is indeed boring now. Thaddeus is cool and a little different!

I absolutely love the name Thady

I was at university with a Thaddeus. He was called Thad and I thought it was a great name.

I like it.

Love it,I always have. Good,strong name

My current DS is called Teddy so I wouldn't use that as a nickname. I guess I can't Name the next one Thaddeus now anyway. I didn't think it was that similar to Theodore. I also didn't think Theodore was a boring name though 😆 he will never be a Theo though as I really don't like the name.

Nope, I love Thaddeus! My first thought is the brother from The Family Stone, that's probably a bit obscure. I forgot there was one in AHS. Our girl name choice is Adelaide, which features in AHS too! So what, it appears tons of other places too, as does Thaddeus :) Go for it!

Oh yea, you can't have Theodore and Thaddeus Sorry!

@BendydickCuminsnatch it wouldn't be as bad as a family at school. Their girls are Ayva, Ayda, and Ayla. All a year apart in age and they've another On the way!

I knew a Thaddeus and people were forever spelling it wrong and also assuming it was a foreign name for example Greek.

Well, that's because it is Greek. Like, oh, Simon, Peter, John, James, Paul, Andrew, Matthew...

Theodore and Thaddeus are perfectly okay sibling names if that's what you want, OP.

Thaddeus was one of the disciples. Also a character in The Sign of Four. Thaddeus Sholto.

It's a great name. Jean shrimpton named her son the same