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Jude

American  
[jood] / dʒud /

noun

  1. a book of the New Testament.

  2. the author of this book, sometimes identified with Judas, the brother of James.

  3. Judas.

  4. a male given name, form of Judd or Judah.


Jude British  
/ dʒuːd /

noun

  1. a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Jude )

  2. the author of this, stated to be the brother of James (Jude 1) and almost certainly identical with Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:2–4). Feast day: Oct 28 or June 19

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jude Bellingham has started the new season looking like a player with something to prove.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Nathan Murdoch, 38, runs Street Arts Hire and has painted several murals in Peterborough, including tributes to Prodigy singer Keith Flint, and a Jude Bellingham portrait during the football World Cup.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Jude Hillary, the economist who led the project for NFER, says these human skills are what will allow people to get into and keep work at a higher skill level, even while automation bites.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The first stage of the PGA Tour’s postseason, the St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., invites the top 70 players in the season-long standings—and Koepka wasn’t one of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Maybe that’s why she hasn’t noticed Jude and I have gotten a divorce.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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