Jude - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Jude \j(u)-

is of Latin origin. Variant of Judah. Jude, a brother of James, wrote one of the shortest books in the Bible, the Book of Jude. Thomas Hardy wrote a novel named "Jude the Obscure". Actor Jude Law.

Jude has 6 variant forms: Jud, Judah, Judas, Judd, Judsen and Judson.

For more information, see also related names Jody, Thaddeus and Yehudi.

Baby names that sound like Jude are Jade, Ade, Audey, Audie, Gide, Jayde, Jaide, Jed, Jedd, Jada, Jodie, Jodi, Jodey and Wade.

Jude is a somewhat common first name for men (#1114 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#2869 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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