Meaning of name Judith

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Meaning

The name Judith has the following meaning:

Hebrew word for "Jewish". The Puritans neglected this name when they were searching for suitable girls' names. However, the name managed to make a breakthrough and made its debut as a trendy name in the 1920s all through to the 1950s. Judith in the Apocrypha, is a Jewish heroine who decapitates the Assyrian general Holofernes and brandishes his head to the Hebrew army to spur them on to victory.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Judith as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Judith is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 593 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Judith fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 56 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 769 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Judith in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Judith is pronounced as joo-dif

Origins

Judith originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Judith and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Judith: Boys - Ebb, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Jair, Girls - Bethany, Dinah, Hannah, Neta, Both genders - Ira, Joan

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Judith: Joda, Judee, Judey, Judi (English), Judie (English), Judita (Spanish), Judite, Judithe (French), Judy (English), Judye, Judyth, Jutka (Dutch), Jutta (German), Jutte (Dutch)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Judith are: Jude, Judy

Style

We think the name Judith should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Judith to be: A well-organised and very proper girl

In one word, you might describe Judith as a(n) "organised" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Judith (or its variants) are:

Dame Judith Anderson, born on 10 February, a famous actress. Dame Judith Anderson's background: A stage and film actress. She won an Emmy, and an Australian-Tony Award, and was also nominated for a Grammy and an Oscar. Established herself as a dramatic and serious actress by taking several Shakespearen roles. Generally regarded by theatre critics as the greatest classical actress produced by Australia.

Judith Crist, born on 22 May, a famous film critic. Judith Crist's background: American film critic. She is also the author of several books such as 'The Private Eye' and 'Take 22: Moviemakers on Moviemaking. Contents'. The only film appearance she ever made was in Woody Allen's 'Stardust Memories'.