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 [ 2 syll. ju-dah, jud-ah ] The boy name Judah is pronounced as JHUWDah KEY. Judah is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Hebrew. The name is of the meaning praised, he who is praised. Biblical name derived from the element 'yadah' which means to praise. Judas (Old Greek), Yehuda (Hebrew), and Yehudhah (Hebrew) are older forms of Judah. The name was borne by the fourth son of Jacob in the Bible, who founded one of the twelve tribes of Israel named after him. Due to Jacob's words from the Bible, "Judah is a lion's whelp", the name has been traditionally associated with a lion, and thus with other names such as Arye and Leib. In the New Testament, the Greek form of the name was borne by Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus. The name Juda (English) is the female form of Judah. Giuda (Italian), Juda (English and German), Judas (English and German), Judson (English), Yehudah (Hebrew), and Yehudi (Hebrew) are variants of Judah. Other variants of Judah include the pet forms Judd (English) and Jude (English). See also the related forms, Arye (Hebrew) and Leib (English and Yiddish). Judah is fairly popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s; before that, it was of very modest use only. At the recent height of its usage in 2008, 0.035% of baby boys were given the name Judah. Its ranking then was #394. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Judah, Jude (English) was the most frequently used. The name was twice as popular as Judah in that year. Baby names that sound like Judah include Juda (English and German), Giuda (Italian), Jada (Bari), Jadee (English), Jady (English), Jawdat (Arabic), Jawwad (Arabic), Jaydie (English), Jaydy (English), Jedrzej (Polish), Jodey (English), Jodi (English), Jodie (English), Jody (English), Justo (English), Geddy (English), Giusto (Italian), Jade (English), Jed (English), and Jedd (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Judah: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
