Jehuda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jehuda

What is the meaning of the name Jehuda ?

The baby name Jehuda is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: yeh-HOO-dah (yeh-HOO-dah); English: juh-HOO-dah (juh-HOO-duh).

Jehuda is Hebrew in Origin.

Jehuda is a Germanic-influenced transliteration of Hebrew Yehuda (יְהוּדָה), from the Semitic root y-d-h “to thank/praise,” often glossed as “praised” or “thanksgiving.” In the Bible, Judah is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, ancestor of the Tribe and Kingdom of Judah; from this name derive Judea and the ethnonym “Jew” (Yehudi).

Attested across Jewish communities for millennia, the name appears in records as Yehuda/Yehudah, Judah, Jehudah, Juda, and in Greek/Latin as Ioudas/Judas; related forms include Jude (English), Arabic Yahudhā (يهوذا), Yiddish diminutive Yudel, and the feminine Yehudit/Judith. The spelling Jehuda is typical of German and East‑European transliteration, where J represents a y sound. Notable bearers include Judah Maccabee, Judah the Prince (Yehuda ha‑Nasi), and Judah Halevi. With its enduring association with gratitude and praise, Jehuda combines deep biblical roots with broad cross‑linguistic recognizability.