Jude

יְהוּדָה

• Gender: Male
• Origin: Biblical English
• Meaning: to praise

• Jude takes the enormous legacy of Judah — the patriarch whose tribe became the lineage of King David and the root of the word "Jew" itself — and compresses it into one unforgettable syllable. The name means "to praise," and its connection to Jewish identity could not run deeper. It is a name that distills an entire people's story into something as sharp and immediate as a heartbeat.

  Supermodel Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner chose the name Jude for their son's middle name — short for Judah, the Maccabee hero of the Hanukkah story. Thanks to a certain Beatles song and a wave of modern pop culture appearances, Jude has a magnetic, effortlessly cool quality. It packs enormous historical weight into just four letters, making it feel both accessible and profound. Ancient enough to anchor you, modern enough to set you free — that is the magic of Jude.

• Hebrew Equivalent:
  Yehuda
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Lilith
  ,
  Abigail
  ,
  Ben
  ,
  Caleb
• Theme: blessing