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maleJudah - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Judah \j(u)-dah\ is pronounced JOO-dah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the praised one". Biblical: Judah was the fourth of Jacob's 12 sons. Judas, the Greek form of Judah, is very rarely used, due to the infamy of Judas Iscariot.

Judah has 4 variant forms: Jody, Jud, Judd and Jude.

For more information, see also the related name Yehudi.

Baby names that sound like Judah are Jediah and Jada.

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

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Judah
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Judah

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