Given name

Judá

“praise”

Judá is a given name from Hebrew. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Judá goes back to Hebrew יְהוּדָה, meaning “praise.”

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Where it comes from

Judá comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew יְהוּדָה.

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Judá’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Judá has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Juda.

Walk Judá’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Judá, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Joiada

“yu knows”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Hebrew

Judīte

Judīte is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Latvian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew

Jehoaddah

“whom Yahweh adorns” · “Yah has adorned”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Jethlah

“it will be conspicuously displayed”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Jehoiada

“yahu knows”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Jaddai

“... unclear but perhaps beloved or praised”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Laadah

“order” · “festival”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Eldaah

“God has called”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Judá’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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