Judith

Judith

English

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Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדִית‎ (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”). Doublet of Yehudit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪθ/ enPR: jo͞o'dəth

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -uːdɪθ

Proper noun

Judith

1. A female given name from Hebrew
   • 1833 The New Monthly Magazine, E. Littell, Vol. 1, January-June 1833, page 211("On Grand Christian Names"):

     The beauty and simplicity of names are altogether arbitrary: Mary and Elizabeth, and Judith, may suit a taste formed on the Puritan model, that is to say, an English and Scottish taste: the French consider Victoire, Adele, Adriane, or any other such "fanciful and romantic" names, quite as simple, and perhaps as beautiful, as Mr. Stuart does Mary and Jane.

2. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
3. The protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Judith 13:2,8:

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     And Judith was left along in the tent, and Holofernes lying along upon his bed: for he was filled with wine. --- And she smote twice upon his neck with all her might, and she took away his head from him.

4. A wife of Esau.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 26:34-35:

     :

     And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

Derived terms

• Judith Basin County

Related terms

• Jud.
• pet forms: Judie, Judy, Jodi, Jodie, Jody

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Judith

Translations

female given name

Armenian: Հուդիթ (Huditʿ) Corsican: Ghjuditta f Czech: Judita f Danish: Judith French: Judith (fr) Galician: Xudite f, Xudit (gl) f German: Judith (de) Greek: Ιουδίθ (el) (Ioudíth) Hebrew: יְהוּדִית‎ (he) f (y'hudít) Hungarian: Judit (hu) Irish: Síle f, Siobhán f Italian: Giuditta f Latin: Iudith Maltese: Ġuditta Norwegian: Judith (no) Polish: Judyta (pl) f Portuguese: Judite f Romanian: Iudita f Russian: Джу́дит (ru) f (Džúdit) Slovak: Judita f Spanish: Judit (es) f Swedish: Judit Yiddish: יהודית‎ f (yehudes)

book of the Bible

Armenian: Հուդիթ (Huditʿ) Chinese: Cantonese: 友弟德傳, 友弟德传 (jau5 dai6 dak1 zyun6) Mandarin: 友弟德傳／友弟德传 (Yǒudìdézhuàn) Min Nan: 友弟德傳, 友弟德传 (Iú-tē-tek-toān) French: Judith (fr) Galician: Xudite f, Xudit (gl) f German: Judit Greek: Ιουδίθ (el) (Ioudíth) Hebrew: יְהוּדִית‎ (he) f (y'hudít) Irish: Leabhar Iúidit m, Iúidit f Italian: Giuditta Maltese: Il-Ktieb ta' Ġuditta Norwegian: Judit (no) Polish: Księga Judyty f Romanian: Iudita f Russian: Юди́фь (ru) f (Judífʹ), Иуди́фь f (Iudífʹ) Spanish: Judit (es) f Swedish: Judit Urdu: یہودیت‎ f (yahūdīt)

wife of Esau

Chinese: Cantonese: 友弟德 (jau5 dai6 dak1) Mandarin: 友弟德 (Yǒudìdé) Min Nan: 友弟德 (Iú-tē-tek) Finnish: Jehudit French: Judith (fr) Galician: Xudite f, Xudit (gl) f German: Jehudit, Judit Hebrew: יְהוּדִית‎ (he) f (y'hudít) Irish: Iúidit f Italian: Giuditta Portuguese: Judite f Romanian: Iudita f Spanish: Judit (es) f Swedish: Judit

See also

• Judah
• Jude

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Judith, from Hebrew יְהוּדִית‎ (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).

Proper noun

Judith

1. a female given name from Hebrew
2. the book of Judith
3. (biblical) the protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith
4. (biblical) a wife of Esau

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Danish

Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוּדִית‎ (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).

Proper noun

Judith

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Judith

Related terms

• Judit
• Jytte

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French

Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוּדִית‎ (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.dit/

Proper noun

Judith f

1. Judith; the Book of Judith
2. a female given name

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German

Alternative forms

• Judit

Etymology

From Latin Judith, from Hebrew יְהוּדִית‎ (yəhūḏīṯ, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːdɪt/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Judith f (proper noun, genitive Judiths or Judith, plural Judithen or Judiths)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Judith

Declension

Declension of Judith [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Judith	die	Judithen, Judiths
genitive	einer	der	Judiths, Judith	der	Judithen, Judiths
dative	einer	der	Judith	den	Judithen, Judiths
accusative	eine	die	Judith	die	Judithen, Judiths

Derived terms

• Jutta (perhaps)

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוּדִית‎ (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).

Proper noun

Judith

1. a female given name, popular spelling variant of the biblical Judit

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Swedish

Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוּדִית‎ (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).

Proper noun

Judith c (genitive Judiths)

1. a female given name, variant of Judit