Meaning & History
From the name of the Old Testament figure Judah, a son of Jacob and Leah. This was the name of a kingdom located in the south of what is now Israel and Palestine, existing until the 6th century BC. This spelling occurs in the English Old Testament; in the New Testament the Latinized spelling Judaea or Judea is typically used to refer to the region (by then a Roman province).
Related Names
RootYehuda (given name)
Other Languages & CulturesIoudaia(Ancient Greek) Iudaea(Ancient Roman) Yahuda, Yahudha(Arabic) Ioudaia(Biblical Greek) Yehuda(Biblical Hebrew) Iudaea(Biblical Latin) Judaea, Judea(English) Juda, Judée(French) Juda, Judäa(German) Ioudaia(Greek) Yehuda(Hebrew) Giuda, Giudea(Italian) Juda, Judea(Polish) Judá, Judeia(Portuguese) Judá, Judea(Spanish)
