Judas

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts Ἰούδας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒuː.dəs/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Ἰούδας (Ioudas), the Greek form of Judah. This is the name of several characters in the New Testament including the infamous Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities in exchange for money. This spelling also appears in most English translations of the Books of Maccabees.

Related Names

Rootyaḏa
VariantJude
Other Languages & CulturesIouda, Ioudas(Biblical Greek) Yehuda(Biblical Hebrew) Iudas(Biblical Latin) Jude(English) Yehuda, Yehudah(Hebrew) Yidel, Yudel(Yiddish)
User SubmissionsJúdás, Júdas

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Name Days

Denmark: October 28
Spain: October 28

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Entry updated October 6, 2024