Where does “Judith” come from?

Judith comes from Hebrew יְהוּדִית, a feminine form derived from the place name Judah, meaning "woman of Judah" or "Jewess."

Judith (English): A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants

Definitions

  1. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants

Ancestry of “Judith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיְהוּדִיתwoman from Judea, Jewess; Judith; woman from...

Words derived from “Judith”

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