Judit

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Judit

Say it: YOO-deet

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Meaning

From Hebrew Yehudit 'woman of Judea' or 'Jewish woman'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Known in Hungary since medieval times and popular in the second half of the 20th century.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

521 babies given this name since 1957
At its height in 2004, about 1 in 79,800 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Other spellings: Jutka

English	Judith

Famous bearers

Judit Polgár, chess grandmaster

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Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
Royal and noble genealogies
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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