Judith

Hebrew

"woman from Judea"

Judith Origin and Meaning

The name Judith is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "woman from Judea".

The biblical Judith, the fourth most popular name in 1940, may be getting ready for a comeback in its full, elegant, if somewhat solemn form. Many of those earlier Judiths were called Judy—some after Judy (born Frances) Garland—preferring it over their more formal proper name. Today, Judith, like Deborah, may have shaken off just enough to appeal to parents looking for a traditional, yet under-the-radar biblical name. And Jude would be a likelier nickname these days than the Judge Judy connection.

Judith of Bethulia was the singularly beautiful wife of Esau who delivered her people from the invading Assyrians.

Shakespeare named one of his daughters Judith, and Dame Judi Dench was, of course, born Judith. Some other namesakes are novelists Judith Krantz and Judith Rossner and dancer-choreographer Judith Jamison. The baby in The Walking Dead is named Judith.

Judith Rank in US Top 1000

# 903 in the US

Judith Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 758 on Nameberry

Judith Popularity

• 903 US 2023
• 758 Nameberry 2024
• 100 France 2023
• 414 Germany 2016
• 99 Spain 2012
• 386 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Judith

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Judith.

• Irene
• Joanna
• Esther
• Deborah
• Isabeau
• Virginia
• Ruth
• Miriam
• Joan
• Edith
• Salome
• Lillith
• Lucille
• Elaine
• Lois
• Mary
• Dorothea
• Sally
• Marjorie
• Marian

Famous People Named Judith

• Judith Biblical heroine of the deuterocanonical Book of Judith who seduced and beheaded the evil Holofernes
• Judith two Hittite wives of Esau (Genesis 26:34)
• Judith of Thuringia Queen consort of Vladislaus II of Bohemia
• Judith of Swabia Queen consort of Hungary and later Poland
• Judith of Habsburg Queen consort of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
• Judith of Bavaria Queen consort of Louis the Pious of the Franks and Romans
• Judith of Flanders Queen consort of Æthelwulf and later Æthelbald of Wessex
• Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench English actress
• Frances Margaret "Judith" Anderson Australian actress
• Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins American folk singer,songwriter
• Judith Therese Evans birth name of Judy Greer, American actress
• Judith Mavis Durham Australian singer
• Judith "Judy" Borg Biggert former U.S. Congresswoman from Illinois
• Judith Rumelt aka Cassandra Clare American novelist
• Judith Aileen "Judy" Dyble British singer,songwriter of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne
• Judith Susan Sheindlin aka Judge Judy American TV judge
• Judith Cynthia Aline Keppel British TV quiz champion
• Judith Ellen Light American actress
• Judith Mary Lucy Australian comedienne
• Judith Shakespeare daughter of William Shakespeare
• Judith Lynne "Judee" Sill American singer,songwriter
• Judith Eva Barsi American late child actress
• Judith M. "Judie" Aronson American actress
• Judith Sylvia Cohen aka Judy Chicago American installation artist
• Judith S Beck American psychologist
• Judith Butler American philosopher
• Judith Miller American journalist
• Judith Arlene Resnik American astronaut
• Judith Arndt German cyclist
• Judith "Judy" Krantz American novelist
• Judith Louise Rossner American novelist
• Judith Glory Hill American R&B singer
• Judith Arundell Wright Australian poet
• Judith Ann Jamison American dancer and choreographer
• Caroline Judith Botelho American actress

Judith in Pop Culture

• Judith Grimes baby on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Judith Harper Melnick, character on TV's "Two and a Half Men"
• Judith Anastasia "Judy" Funnie character on animated series "Doug"
• Judith Beasley character in Lily Tomlin's sketches
• Judith character in movie "The Horse Whisperer"
• Judith Laverne "Judy" Hopps rabbit character in Disney movie Zootopia
• Judith Myers a character in the Halloween films
• Dr. Judith Mossman character in video game Half,Life 2.
• Judith character in video game Tales of Vesperia
• Judith 'Judy' Bryant character in television series 'Prisoner Cell Block H'
• Judith Draper character on TV show "3rd Rock from the Sun"