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Judit
How to Pronounce Judit
Pronounced YOO-dit /ΛjuΛ.dit/Medium
Meaning: Judit is the Hungarian and Scandinavian form of Judith, from the Hebrew Yehudit, 'woman of Judea' or 'Jewish woman.' Judith is a heroine of the Old Testament apocrypha; Judit carries that same biblical name, and in the United States it usually reflects Hungarian or Nordic heritage.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Judit is the Hungarian and Scandinavian form of Judith, from the Hebrew 'woman of Judea.' In United States records it stays thin, carried mainly by Hungarian and Nordic families from the late 1950s and reaching a small high around 2004 with only a couple dozen girls a year.
A girl named Judit then would be around twenty now, one of the youngest names in this tier, usually with recent immigrant roots. In Hungary the name stays familiar, while in wider United States naming it remains a heritage rarity.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Judit mean?
It is the Hungarian and Scandinavian form of Judith, from Hebrew for 'woman of Judea.'
How do you pronounce Judit?
It's said YOO-dit /ΛjuΛ.dit/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Judit a boy or girl name?
Judit is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Judit?
It has always been rare in the United States, a Hungarian heritage form, only a couple dozen girls a year.