Judith - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Judith \j(u)-di-th\ is pronounced JOO-dith. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "from Judea; Jewish". Biblical name. In the Apocrypha, Judith is a Jewish heroine who incited the Hebrew army to victory over the Assyrians. Actress Dame Judith Anderson; movie critic Judith Crist; chess champion Judit Polgar.

Judith has 16 variant forms: Giuditta, Jodie, Jody, Judeana, Judee, Judeena, Judi, Judie, Judit, Judita, Judite, Juditha, Judithe, Judy, Judye and Jutta.

For more information, see also the related name Yudit.

Baby names that sound like Judith are Edith and Yudita.

Judith is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Judith. Click here to compare Judith with related baby names.