Judith

Judith meaning

Judith is a Christian girl's name of Hebrew origin.

Jewess, a woman of Judah

Also used to mean: praised, woman of Judea

Judith is the Hebrew Yehudith, which Strong's Concordance (H3067) explains as "Jewess", the feminine of the word for a man of Judah. Name lists also give "praised", which reflects the tribal name Judah, explained in Genesis 29:35 by Leah's words of praise. In Genesis 26:34 Judith is a wife of Esau. The best-known bearer is the heroine of the Book of Judith, part of the Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, a devout widow who saved her town of Bethulia from the Assyrian general Holofernes. The name is used in Catholic families in Kerala, Goa and Mangalore.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H3067 · entry Yehudith (יְהוּדִית) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H3067, Yehudith (Bible Hub) · Genesis 29:35 (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Judith, heroine of the Book of Judith

Popularity abroad

• #790 United States, girls 2025 (up 41 from 831 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Judith · Judit

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