Name:
Judith
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Hebrew
Meaning:
Judith originates in Hebrew language and means "Judea woman". It is a feminine form of Judah. Judith was a character in the Book of Genesis. She is also the heroine of the Book of Judith, a part of the Old Testament. As a feminine given name it was most popular in the middle of the 20th century. Since then its usage has declined.
Pronunciation:
JOO-dith
The Five Elements:
Metal
Also Spelled Like...:
Jody
Judita
Judite
Judithe
Judy
Judyth
Famous Judith:
Judith Light : actress
Judith Resnik : astronaut
Judith Adams : writer
Judith Baca : artist
Judith Blake : writer
Judith Clarke : writer
Judith Cofer : published author
Judith Cutler : writer
Judith Doyle : writer
Judith Fabry : published author
Judith Fox : writer
Judith Gruber : published author
Judith Hawkes : writer
Judith Ivey : actress
Judith Jamison : dancer
Judith Jobse : musician
Judith Kalman : writer