Yidis comes from the Yiddish Yehudis, itself the Hebrew Judith, read as 'woman of Judea' or 'praised.' A long-honoured Ashkenazi name, it reads as warm and rooted in tradition. We note it respectfully (said 'YID-is').
In the U.S. it appears very rarely, mostly within Orthodox and Hasidic communities. Rare, heritage-rich, and traditional.
Did you know? Yidis is a Yiddish form of Yehudis — the Hebrew Judith, 'woman of Judea' or 'praised' — a traditional Ashkenazi name still carried in Jewish families, noted respectfully (said 'YID-is').
Overall data confidence 42%
References — Yidis — Yiddish form of Yehudis (Judith); 'praised'
