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The baby name Judit is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒuːdɪt/ (English: JOO-dit); /ˈjudit/ (Hungarian/Catalan: YOO-dit).

Judit is Hebrew, Hungarian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hebrew, Hungarian
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒuːdɪt/ (English: JOO-dit); /ˈjudit/ (Hungarian/Catalan: YOO-dit)

What is the meaning of the name Judit ?

The baby name Judit is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒuːdɪt/ (English: JOO-dit); /ˈjudit/ (Hungarian/Catalan: YOO-dit).

Judit is Hebrew, Hungarian in Origin.

Judit is the Hungarian and Catalan form of Judith, ultimately from the Hebrew Yehudit, meaning woman of Judea or Jewish woman, and, by association with the verb yadah, praised/thankful. The name is tied to the biblical heroine Judith of the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, a courageous widow who saved her people by defeating Holofernes; this association lends Judit connotations of resolve, piety, and strategic bravery.

Carried into Europe through the Latin form Iudith, the name has been used since the Middle Ages in Jewish and Christian communities. The Judit spelling predominates in Hungary and Catalonia, and is also seen in Spanish and Basque contexts. Variants and cognates include Judith (English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian), Yehudit (Hebrew), Yudit (Yiddish/Ladino), Giuditta (Italian), Judyta (Polish), and Judita (Czech, Slovak, Slovene). Diminutives and short forms include Judi/Judy (English), Juci and Jutka (Hungarian), and Dita (Slavic).

Judit has the following similar or variant Names

Judit – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HU Girls 0 #4 2,795 3,308
HU 0 #9 281 1,675
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
Norway Girls 1974 #138 4 503
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
Sweden Girls 2022 #166 14 1,568
HU Boys 0 #167 8 3,954
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
Spain Girls 0 #170 3,634 5,561
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
Austria 0 #197 17 850
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
Spain 0 #206 326 2,326
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
IL 0 #262 13 6,291
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
Austria Girls 0 #291 134 1,885
HR Girls 0 #292 3 3,687
GT 0 #302 13 5,948
DK Girls 0 #307 10 7,429
PE 0 #322 8 6,350
CZ Girls 0 #329 13 5,378
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
BO 0 #370 12 6,868
Finland Girls 0 #374 18 1,368
NL 0 #378 14 2,481
MX 0 #403 11 8,339
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
Germany 0 #425 13 2,542
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
GT Girls 0 #436 70 7,500
PA Girls 0 #460 22 9,861
PS Girls 0 #460 64 10,981
PT Girls 0 #467 5 7,952
CO 0 #470 11 7,768
IL Girls 0 #471 148 11,648
UY Girls 0 #476 35 6,731
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
BO Girls 0 #500 112 9,488
CR Girls 0 #520 13 11,342
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
AR Girls 0 #525 75 8,289
CM Girls 0 #528 13 11,671
IR Girls 0 #537 9 8,334
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
AE Girls 0 #592 6 20,968
PE Girls 0 #609 387 14,861
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
Finland Girls 2026 #623 118 3,895
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
IT 0 #691 24 4,183
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
Germany Girls 0 #714 125 4,949
CL Girls 0 #735 117 14,098
NG Girls 0 #777 10 15,093
NL Girls 0 #844 112 5,933
MX Girls 0 #852 350 17,781
CO Girls 0 #862 220 16,140
United States Girls 2023 #909 6 8,600
Spain Boys 0 #916 15 5,610
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
BR Girls 0 #928 14 12,708
CO Boys 0 #977 5 15,656
MY Girls 0 #985 10 24,821
SA Girls 0 #1,007 8 25,931
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,132 10 25,928
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
MA 0 #1,198 2 20,986
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
IT Girls 0 #1,239 208 9,415
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,688 4 28,008

Judit is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
United States
Sweden
AE
AL

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People also ask about Judit

Judit is predominantly a girl's name.
Judit is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdʒuːdɪt/ (English: JOO-dit); /ˈjudit/ (Hungarian/Catalan: YOO-dit).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Judith, Yudit, Judy, Judi, Judita and Juditha.
Across languages, Judit has these equivalents: 'Hebrew': 'Yehudit (יהודית), 'Spanish': 'Judit / Judit (a).
Yes — Judit ranked #138 in Norway in 1974, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Judit ranks highest in Norway (#138 in 1974).
Judit's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #122 in 1964 to #138 in 1974 in Norway.