First names in Hebrew

First name Judy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהודית

Gematria value: 435

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Judy is written יהודית

Judy is a short form of Judith, Yehudit, יהודית in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Judy mean?

Meaning: "woman of Judah", from Judah, "praise"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it comes from Yehudit, "woman of Judah", "Jewish woman", the one who belongs to Judah. And the name Judah comes from praise: when Leah gives birth to her fourth son, she says "This time I will praise God", and she names him Judah (Genesis 29:35).

Gematria

Judy = 435

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יהודית has 6 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total435

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Tav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Judy, from י to ת:

יוֹם לְיוֹם יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר וְלַיְלָה לְּלַיְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּעַת׃

“Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.”

Psalms 19:3

The book of your first name

Judy, in nine pages

• Judy, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Judy
• Judy, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Judy in three answers

How do you write Judy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Judy is written יהודית. Judy is a short form of Judith, Yehudit, יהודית in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Judy?
Written יהודית, Judy is worth 435: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Judy mean?
Woman of Judah", from Judah, "praise (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it comes from Yehudit, "woman of Judah", "Jewish woman", the one who belongs to Judah. And the name Judah comes from praise: when Leah gives birth to her fourth son, she says "This time I will praise God", and she names him Judah (Genesis 29:35).