Judith

American  

[joo-dith] / ˈdʒu dɪθ /

noun

1. a devoutly religious woman of the ancient Jews who saved her town from conquest by entering the camp of the besieging Assyrian army and cutting off the head of its commander, Holofernes, while he slept.

2. a book of the Apocrypha and Douay Bible bearing her name. Jud.

3. a river in central Montana, flowing north from the Little Belt Mountains to the Missouri River. 124 miles (200 km) long.

4. a female given name.

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Judith British  

/ ˈdʒuːdɪθ /

noun

1. the heroine of one of the books of the Apocrypha, who saved her native town by decapitating Holofernes

2. the book recounting this episode

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Etymology

Origin of Judith

From Late Latin Iudith, from Greek Ioudíth, from Hebrew yəhūdhīth “Jewish woman”

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Judith

"This is an exciting fundamental finding that challenges the way we think about immune cells," said lead author Judith Mandl, a professor in McGill's Department of Physiology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The next day another fire was discovered at the entrance to Sir Keir's Kentish Town home, which he was renting out to his sister-in-law, Judith Alexander.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Her expressionless mug has been featured on countless toys, not to mention bowling balls, motor oil, a Fender Strat, a pricey Judith Leiber clutch, sanitary napkins and men’s underwear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

With her motorcycle, leather jacket and buzz cut, Judith looks, Katy observes, “more like a jacked, angry Sinéad O’Connor than a detective.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

One day as she walked home across the snowy town she caught up with her schoolmates, Judith and Rose.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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