Where does “Judy” come from?

Judy is a diminutive form of Judith, which derives from Hebrew יְהוּדִית, meaning "Jewish woman" or "woman of Judah."

Judy (English): A girl or woman; Any of various riodinid...

Definitions

  1. A girl or woman; Any of various riodinid...

Ancestry of “Judy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJudithA book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants
2Hebrewיְהוּדִיתwoman from Judea, Jewess; Judith; woman from...
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדִית →Every word from English Judith →