Overview
Gender Distribution
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
Judith originates in Hebrew language and means 'woman from Judea'. It is derived from the Apocryphal Book of Judith, ultimately means 'Jewish woman'. The Book of Judith is a part of the Bible traditionally in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox biblical canon. Judith was a heroine in the Bible who saved her town by killing the Assyrian general Holofernes. Recently, Judith has been one of the most popular feminine given names.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
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