70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Irish, Irish Mythology Pronounced Pron. TIEG(Irish) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Old Irish Tadg meaning "poet" [1]. This was the name of an 11th-century king of Connacht, as well as several other kings and chieftains of medieval Ireland. According to Irish mythology it was the name of the grandfather of Fionn mac Cumhaill. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsTadgh, Teague, Tighe, Teige, Teigue(Irish) Tadg(Irish Mythology) DiminutiveTadhgán(Irish) Other Languages & CulturesTadg, Tadgán(Old Irish) Surname DescendantsMac Thaidhg, Ó Taidhg, Teague, Tighe(Irish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #457 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #7 in 2022 Ireland People think this name isRate·Details classic strong strange Categories grandparents, Irish words, isograms, kings, leaders, mythology, occupations, poets, top 10 in Ireland Sources & References Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 372.
