Judah

Judah \ju-dah, jud-ah\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Judah is sometimes used as a what does the name girl name mean. Its pronunciation is JHUWDah in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Judah: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Judah?

Judah is used predominantly 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. Yehudhah (Hebrew) is an older form of Judah. In the Old Testament of the Bible, the name was borne by the fourth son of Jacob who founded one of the twelve tribes of Israel named after him. King David and Jesus were descendents of the tribe of Judah. 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 name Arye origin and Leib meaning. The name was consequently popular with Puritans during the Reformation. The name Joda pronounciation is the female form of Judah. Judah has 14 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English nicknames for Jud, Juda meaning and origin (used in German as well), Judas name (used in German and Latin as well), Juddah meaning, what does the name Judsen mean, nicknames for Judson, and name Judule meaning. The pet forms name Judd and what does the name Jude mean (used in Latin as well) are other English variants. Foreign variants of Judah Giuda name variations (Italian), meaning of Yehuda (Hebrew), nicknames for Yehudah (Hebrew), Yehudi name variations (Hebrew), and nicknames for Yudel (Yiddish). Judah is popular as a baby name for boys, and it can also be 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 2010, 0.054% of baby boys were given the name Judah. Its ranking then was #297. In 2010, within the group of boy names directly linked to Judah, Jude meaning of name was the most frequently used. The name was twice as popular as Judah in that year. Judah has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century.

List of baby names that sound like Judah:

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The baby name Judah fun facts:

The name Judah in reverse order is "Haduj".

The numerological value of the name Judah is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Judah?

Judah is in the top names in USA.