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Meaning and origin
Judith is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Of Judea, Jewess`.


Where is it used?
The name Judith is mainly used in English, Jewish, French and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Judite (In Portuguese)
Judyta (In Polish)
Yehudit (In Jewish)
Yehudah (In Jewish)
Hudes (In Jewish)
Yudel (In Jewish)
Yehudi (In Jewish)
Giuditta (In Italian)
Judit (In Hungarian)
Jutte (In German)
Jutta (In German)
Jude (In English and in the bible)
Jytte (In Danish)
Judita (In Czech)
Judas (In the bible)


If it's too long people might use
In English: Judie
In English: Judi
In English: Judy


For the opposite sex use:
In English: Jodie (F)
In English: Jodi (F)
In the bible and in English: Judah (M)


See also
In Jewish: Yidel (F)
In Jewish: Yutke (F)
In English: Jody (B)


What Judith`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Judith:
   I know it's not that unique but I have only met two other Judiths in my life and I love my name :>
   The worst thing about the name:
   When people in Spanish say it's supposed to be pronounced Hoo-dit (like the J in Alejandra). That sounds so ugly and they are wrong!
   If my name wasn`t Judith....:
   it'd be Esmeralda or Violet or Romina or something else that sounds unique, oldish, and/or pretty.
   Extra information:
   I love my nicknames Judy and Jude :D

More `Judith` links
Judith as abbreviation
Actors named Judith
Judith in the encyclopedia