Name: Judith
Gender: Female
Usage: Judith, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Judith are in general originating from Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Judith across the world, see Jodie.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Judith is: Of Judea.
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Numerology of the first name Judith: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Judith is ranked on the 586th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 993800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.014% of the population. The name Judith has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Judith for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Judith is 5 May.
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History and Origin
Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית or Yehudit, meaning "She will be praised" or "woman of Judea". Judith appeared in the Old Testament as the wife of Esau and in the Apocryphal Book of Judith.
The name was among the top 50 most popular given names for girls born in the United States between 1936 and 1956. Its popularity has since declined. It was the 893rd most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2012, down from 74th place in 1960.
Biblical name, meaning ‘Jewess’ or ‘woman from Judea’, borne by a Jewish heroine whose story is recorded in the Book of Judith in the Apocrypha. Judith is portrayed as a beautiful widow who delivers her people from the invading Assyrians by gaining the confidence of their commander, Holofernes, and cutting off his head while he is asleep; without their commander, the Assyrians are duly routed. The name is also borne by one of the Hittite wives of Esau (Genesis 26: 34). This has been a perennially popular Jewish name. In the English-speaking world it was taken up among Nonconformists in the 18th century, and has enjoyed great popularity in the 20th century. It was in occasional use among Gentiles before this: for example, it was borne by a niece of William the Conqueror. Elsewhere in Europe, it has usually been regarded as a characteristically Jewish name. In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic names Siobhán and Siubhan.
Cognates: Hebrew: Yehudit. Latinized: Juditha. Polish: Judyta. Czech: Judita.
Pet forms: English: Judy, Judi, Judie. German: Jutta, Jutte. Dutch: Jutka, Jutte, Juut. Danish: Jytte. Czech: Jitka.
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