Given name & surname · also Middle English
Jew
“Judean (i.e. Jew)”
Jew is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jew goes back to Latin iūdaeus, meaning “Judean (i.e. Jew).”
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Where it comes from
Jew comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Middle English Jew, from Old French juiu, from Latin iūdaeus (“Judean (i.e. Jew)”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá).
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Jew’s family of names
In English usage, Jew shares an earlier linguistic root with Yehudi. In English usage, Jew as a surname has a related form in JOO. In English usage, Jew as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Yid.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 17
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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