The story behind Tadhg
From Middle Irish Tadg (whence also Old Norse Taðkr), from the common noun tadg (“poet”), from pre-Goidelic *tazgos, from Proto-Celtic *taskos (“badger”). Cognate with Manx Taig and with Gaulish names like Tasgetius, Tasciovanus, Moritasgus.
Pronunciation
Irish; Connacht; Munster: /t̪ˠai(ə)ɡ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Irish; Ulster: /t̪ˠeːɡ/
- Irish; Ulster: /t̪ˠɤːɡ/
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Names Similar to Tadhg
Thắng
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勝.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Thông
Sino-Vietnamese word from 通 (“to pass through, to understand”) and 聰 (“clever, bright”), and non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 松 (“pine”, SV: tùng).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Thương
Sino-Vietnamese word from 商.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Thường
Sino-Vietnamese word from 常.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Trang
Borrowed from Vietnamese Trang. Doublet of Zhuang. Sino-Vietnamese word from 妝.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Trung
Sino-Vietnamese word from 中. Sino-Vietnamese word from 忠.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Tadhg
Adhamhnán
From Old Irish Adomnán (“little Adam”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aeddan
a male given name from Old Irish áed (“fire”), equivalent to English Aidan, Irish Áedan or Aodhán, or Latin Aidanus
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alastar
From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Tadhg
Aeddan
a male given name from Old Irish áed (“fire”), equivalent to English Aidan, Irish Áedan or Aodhán, or Latin Aidanus
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Áine
A derivative of Old Irish án (“bright, brilliant; splendid, noble”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Alastar
From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length