| The boy name Tad [ 1 syll. tad, ta-d ] is pronounced as TAED KEY. Tad is used predominantly in Irish, English, and Welsh, and its origin is Celtic and Aramaic. Tad is a short form (English, Irish, and Welsh) of the name Thaddeus (English). Tad is also a variant (Irish) of the name Tadhg (Irish and Scottish). Tad is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the height of its usage in 1966, 0.015% of baby boys were named Tad. It ranked at #473 then. The baby name has since substantially dropped in popularity, and is currently of very modest use. In 2007, within the group of boy names directly related to Tad, Thaddeus (English) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Tad include Tait (English), Tate (English), Ted (English), Teyte (English), Thad (English), Tod (English), Todd (English), Ty (English and Scandinavian), Tye (English), Taogh (Scottish), Teddy (English), Teo (German), Thady (Irish), Theo (English, German, and Scandinavian), Théo (French), Tillo (German), Tito (Italian, Portuguese, Slavic, and Spanish), Taddeo (Italian), Tadeo (Italian and Spanish), and Tadeu (Portuguese). KEY: Pronunciation for Tad: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"
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