Tadeo
tah-DEH-oh
A Spanish form linked to Thaddeus, traditionally understood as “praise.”
Meaning
Tadeo is the Spanish form of a name associated with Thaddeus. In the excerpted 19th-century source, it is glossed as an Aramaic name meaning “praise.” The same source also treats Tadeo as part of the wider family of forms related to Thaddeus/Taddeo across European languages.
Origin
SpanishAramaicmasculine
Fun fact
The excerpts note that Spain uses Tadeo, while Italy has Taddeo and other languages have their own related forms.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, A list of Christian names, their derivatives, nicknames and equivalents in several languages.