name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An Irishman. derogatory

   "Let not poor Teg and Shone / Vender from der houses, / Lest dey be quite undone / In der very Trouses"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name from Irish.
2. 2
   A surname from Irish.
3. 3
   A city in Freestone County, Texas, United States.

Example

More examples

"Let not poor Teg and Shone / Vender from der houses, / Lest dey be quite undone / In der very Trouses"

Etymology

From the Irish first name Tadhg. Cognate with English taig (“A Catholic”). Compare Mick and Paddy.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.