Addai (given name)

Addai (Syriac: ܐܕܝ) is a Syriac given name, equivalent to the Greek and Latin Thaddeus (Greek: Θαδδαῖος).^[1] It may refer to:

• Addai I, also known as Thaddeus of Edessa (1st/2nd century AD), saint and evangelist of Edessa
• Addai II Giwargis, patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East since 1970
• Addai Scher (1867–1915), the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Siirt

Addai

Pronunciation	Classical Syriac: [ʔaddaj], Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: [ʔaːdiː]
Gender	Masculine
Origin
Word/name	Classical Syriac: ܐܕܝ (Addai)
Meaning	Thaddeus

Theology

• Doctrine of Addai, book containing the purported teachings of Thaddeus of Edessa
• Liturgy of Addai and Mari, East Syriac liturgy named after Thaddeus of Edessa
• Qudasha of Saints Addai and Mari in the Holy Qurbana

See also

• Addai (surname)
• Thaddeus