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What does Judith mean?
Judith 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced JOO-dith. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Judith 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 player Judit Polgar. Also form of Yudit.
ASSOCIATED WITH jewish (israeli), biblical, heroine, army (warrior), victory
Variations
VARIANTS Giuditta, Jodie▼, Jody▼, Judeana, Judee, Judeena, Judi▼, Judie▼, Judit, Judita, Judite, Juditha, Judithe, Judy▼, Judye, Jutta
MASCULINE FORM Yehudi
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Judith Shiloh (J.S.), ..
How popular is Judith?
Judith is a very prominent first name for females (#64 out of 4276, Top 1%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#142819 out of 150436, Top 95%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Judith reached its peak rank of #9 in the U.S. in the 1940s, and is currently at #850. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Judith (#850 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Judy (#1533), Jodie, Jody, Judee, Judi and Judie. These relations of Judith reached the apex of their popularity during the years 1940-1949 (USAGE OF 2.7%) and are now significantly less conventional, with forms such as Judie going out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Ailith, Aldith, Ardath, Ardith▼, Eadith, Edith▼, Edyth, Eidith, Eidyth (see Edith), Eilith, Eydith, Faith, Jacinth, Jadien, Jadine, Jadira, Jafit, Janeth, Janit, Janita, Jaquith, Jedida, Jedidah, Jenita, Jeth, Jobeth, Jodi▼, Jonita, Jovita, Juanita▼, Judey, Juli▼, Julia▼, Julie▼, Juliet▲, Julieta▲, Juliett, Julina, Juline, Julisa▼, Julisha, Julita, Julitta, Junia, Juniata, Junita, Junot, Justa, Justy, Kerith, Leith, Lezith, Lilith▲, Luneth, Ranith, Ruth▼, Urith, Vardith and Yudita. These names tend to be less commonly used than Judith.
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