π About Judith
Judith is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from Yehudit (ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌΧΦ΄ΧΧͺ), meaning "woman of Judea" or "she will be praised." Rooted in the biblical Book of Judith, whose heroine saved her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes, the name became a symbol of courage and virtue across Jewish and Christian traditions. It spread through medieval Europe in forms like Giuditta (Italian), Judita (Slavic), and Judit (Spanish/Hungarian). In the mid-20th century it was a top-10 name in both the US (peaking at #4 in 1940) and Australia (peaking at #4 in 1952), before gradually fading from popular use.
π Details
- OriginHebrew
- Genderβ Female
- MeaningWoman of Judea; she will be praised
β Famous People
- Judith of Flanders β 9th-century noblewoman, daughter of Frankish King Charles the Bald, twice Queen consort of Wessex
- Judith Resnik β American astronaut and engineer, the second American woman in space, who perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (1986)
- Judith Butler β Influential American philosopher and gender theorist, author of Gender Trouble (1990)
- Judith Kerr β German-born British author and illustrator, beloved for The Tiger Who Came to Tea and the Mog series
- Judith of Bavaria β Second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Pious; a powerful political figure in the Carolingian Empire