Jude
/dʒuːd/noun
A masculine given name, also used as a surname, derived from the biblical name Judah or Judas.
Did you know?In Greek and Latin biblical tradition, Jude and Judas represent the same underlying name; English translators later used Jude to distinguish the apostle from Judas Iscariot.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
Yəhūḏāh
“Judah; traditionally connected with praise or thanksgiving”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Ioudaîos
“Judean or Jewish; the Greek form derived from Judah”
1st Century CE
Greek
Ióudas
“Judas or Jude, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Judah”
4th Century CE
Latin
Iudas
“Judas or Jude, as used in Latin Christian texts”
Middle English
English
Jude
“A biblical personal name, increasingly distinguished in spelling from Judas”
Modern English
English
Jude
“A masculine given name”