70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Irish, Irish Mythology Pronounced Pron. /ˈtˠəi̯ɡ/(Irish) [key·simplify] 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 #419 in 2023 England and Wales Last ranked #6 in 2024 Ireland Last ranked #81 in 2023 Northern Ireland People think this name isRate·Details classic strong strange Categories grandparents, Irish words, isograms, kings, leaders, mythology, occupations, one syllable, poets, top 10 in Ireland Sources & References Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 372.
