Given name · Hebrew · Yiddish
יהודה
יהודה (yehude) is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Judah.
Meaning & origin
יהודה’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, יהודה has a later derivative in Judas. In Yiddish usage, יהודה has a conventional equivalent in the English form Judah. In Hebrew usage, יהודה has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Judas.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
יהודה has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere יהודה comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named יהודה
- Judas Maccabeus2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids500 BC–159 BC
- Aryeh Leib of ShpolaHasidic leader, known as Shpoler Zeide (Grandfather of Shpola)1725–1811
Characters named יהודה: Phantom Stranger (DC Comics character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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