Judith (first name)
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Judith is a female given name .
Origin and meaning of the name
The name comes from the Hebrew (יהודית Jehudit ) and means woman of Judea .
The book of Judith of the Bible's Apocrypha describes how Holofernes , the chief captain of Nebuchadnezzar , king of Assyria , wages war against the Israelites . Judit, a very devout widow, calls for resistance, although all other peoples have already submitted. Finally she goes with her maid, under the pretext, the Hebrewsto want to betray, to Holofernes and thus wins his trust. Holofernes gets drunk at a party, and Judit uses this opportunity to cut off his head with his own sword in his sleep. Hiding her head in a sack, she flees the Assyrian camp. Leaving their captain dead, the Assyrians are defeated by the attacking Israelites.
variants
- Jutta , Judy , Jehudit (h), Editha, Jüdie, Judit (h) a, Ju, Julanda, Judyta, Juth, Jitka (Czech), Giuditta (Italian)
- Modern Hebrew form: Eudice
- Male form: Judis, Jehudi, Yehudi
Name days
- March 13 - Judith von Ringelheim (11th century), abbess
- March 25th - Judith (Jutta) von Bernried (12th century), hermit
- June 29 - Judith von Niederaltaich (* in England; † in the 11th century in Niederaltaich ), reclusin
- September 7th - Judith, victor of Holofernes ( see above )
- November 29th (Jutta)
- July 20th (Judasso, Jule, Judo)
- September 1st Judith von Göttingen
Name bearers
Single name
- Judith (795–843), second wife of Ludwig the Pious
- Judith von Backnang (around 1080–1123), wife of the Baden margrave Hermann II.
- Judith von Baden († 1162) , daughter of the Baden margrave Hermann II and his wife Judith von Backnang
- Judith of Bavaria (925 - after 985), Duchess of Bavaria, wife of Heinrich I of Bavaria
- Judith von Bretagne (also: Judith von Rennes; 982-1017), through her marriage Duchess of Normandy
- Judith of Friuli (after 865 -?), Duchess of Bavaria, wife of Arnulf the Evil
- Judith von Flanders (around 1030-1094), Countess of Northumbria and Duchess of Bavaria
- Judith von Northeim (around 1120 - after 1150), Abbess of Kemnade, St. Cyriakus Abbey in Eschwege and of Geseke Monastery
- Judith von Schweinfurt (before 1003 - 1058), wife of Duke Břetislav I of Bohemia
- Judith of Thuringia (1130/35 - after 1174), wife of the Bohemian Duke and King Vladislav II.
- Judith of Hungary (1054-1092 / 96), wife of King Solomon of Hungary, second wife of Duke Władysław I Herman of Poland
First name
- Judith Affeld (* 1978), German soccer player
- Judith Arlt (* 1957), Swiss literary scholar, polonist, non-fiction author and translator
- Judith Butler (* 1956), American philosopher
- Judith Exner (1934–1999), American lover
- Judith Farnworth (* 1966), British diplomat
- Judith Graßl (* 1968), German ski mountaineer
- Judith Hermann (* 1970), German writer
- Judith Hildebrandt (* 1977), German actress, singer and presenter
- Judith Holofernes (* 1976), German musician
- Judith Hörmann (* 1983), German canoeist
- Judith Kerr (1923–2019), British writer and illustrator
- Judith Lefeber (* 1981), German singer
- Judith Leiber (1921–2018), American designer of fashion accessories
- Judith Malina (1926–2015), American actress and director
- Judith Merril (real name Judith Josephine Grossman; 1923–1997), American-Canadian writer and political activist
- Judith Rakers (* 1976), German journalist and news anchor
- Judith Rosmair (* 1967), German actress
- Judith Williams (* 1971), American entrepreneur, television presenter and opera singer
- Judith Wyder (* 1988), Swiss orienteer
- Judith Zander (* 1980), German writer and translator
literature
- Marion Kobelt-Groch : Judith makes history . Wilhelm-Fink Verlag. Munich 2005. ISBN 3-7705-3959-1 .
Web links
Commons : Judith and Holofernes - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Judith - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
