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Also known as Jude (first name), Jude (given name)
Jude is an English unisex, primarily masculine given name. It is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name יְהוּדָה, which can be transliterated as Yehuḏa, means "praise", and whose short form was more directly adopted into English as Judah. Jude is an English variant of Judas, a name derived from Ἰούδας (Ioudas), the Ancient Greek form of יְהוּדָה.
Jude is an English unisex, primarily masculine given name. It is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name יְהוּדָה, which can be transliterated as Yehuḏa, means "praise", and whose short form was more directly adopted into English as Judah. Jude is an English variant of Judas, a name derived from Ἰούδας (Ioudas), the Ancient Greek form of יְהוּדָה.
Variants of the name Jude are used for several Biblical figures. Jude the Apostle is a Roman Catholic patron saint of hopeless cases. It is also occasionally used as a feminine short form of the names Judith or Judy or as an independent feminine given name.
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Biblical figures with the name
Jude, brother of Jesus, who is sometimes identified as being the same person as Jude the Apostle
Jude the Apostle, an apostle also called Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, the patron saint of lost causes in the Catholic Church
Men with the name
Jude (singer) (born 1969), American singer-songwriter
Jude (born 2000), better known as F1NN5TER, video game streamer
Jude Abaga (born 1981), Nigerian hip hop artist
Jude Abbott (born 1962), English musician
Jude Acers (born 1944), American chess master
Jude Acidre (born 1982), Filipino legislator and policy analyst
Jude Adjei-Barimah (born 1992), Italian-American football cornerback
Jude Akuwudike (born 1965), Nigerian actor
Jude Aneke (born 1990), Nigerian forward
Jude Angelini (born 1977), American radio host and author known as Rude Jude
Jude Anthany Joseph, Indian film director, screenwriter and actor
Jude Arthur (born 1999), Ghanaian footballer
Jude Arthurs (born 2001), English professional footballer
Jude Attipetty (born 1959), Indian director of Malayalam cinema and television
Jude Bargwanna (born 2004), Australian motorsports racing driver
Jude Bellingham (born 2003), English footballer
Women with the name
Jude Bijou (born 1946), American psychotherapist, lecturer, and author
Jude Broughan (born 1976), New Zealand artist
Jude Broughton (born 1963), New Zealand former rugby union and touch football player
Jude Burkhauser (1947-1998), American artist, museum curator and researcher
Jude Coleman (born 1981), Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach
Jude Cowan Montague, British artist, writer, composer, film historian, poet and broadcaster
Jude Demorest (born 1992), American actress and singer
Jude Deveraux (born 1947), American novelist
Jude Dobson (born 1966 or 1967), New Zealand TV presenter, producer and author
Jude Flannery (c. 1940-1997), American triathlete
Jude Herrera, American actress
Jude Kelly (born 1954), British theatre director and producer
Jude Kuring (born 1948), Australian actress
Jude Rae (born 1956), Australian artist
Jude Rogers (born 1978), Welsh journalist, lecturer, arts critic and broadcaster
Jude Tallichet (born 1954), American sculptor
Other people with the name
Jude Doyle (born 1982), American feminist author
Fictional characters
Jude Lizowski, a character on the Canadian animated series 6teen and Total DramaRama
Jude, a character in the 2007 film Across the Universe
Jude, a character in the Canadian teen drama series The Next Step
Jude Duarte, a character in the novel series The Folk of the Air by Holly Black
Jude St. Francis, a character in the book "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara
Jude Fawley, title character in the book Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Jude Harley, in the video game Hiveswap
Jude Quinn, a character in the 2007 film I'm Not There
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Jude Blanchette, American foreign policy analyst and China specialist
Frank Jude Boccio (born 1956), American Buddhist teacher
Jude Bolton (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
Jude Bowry (born 2003), American football player
Jude Célestin (born 1962), Haitian politician
Jude Ciccolella (born 1947), American actor and singer
Jude Cole (born 1960), American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent manager
Jude Collins (born 2005), English professional footballer
Jude Cook, British novelist
James Jude Courtney (born 1957), American actor, stunt double, and stunt performer
Jude Davies (born 1965), British academic
Jude Thomas Dawam (born 1979), Nigerian radio personality, actor and musician
Jude Deveraux (born 1947), American novelist
Jude Dibia (born 1975), Nigerian novelist
Chukwuemeka Jude Diji (born 1966), Nigerian academic
Jude Patrick Dougherty (1930-2021), American philosopher
Jude Drouin (born 1948), Canadian former professional ice hockey forward
Sir Jude Ejiogu, Nigerian politician
Jude Estrada (born 1977), Filipino Air Force reserve colonel and former actor
Emeka Jude Ezeonu (born 1991), Nigerian international football player
Jude Lal Fernando, academic based in Ireland
Jude Gallagher (born 2001), Irish boxer
Jude Garcia (born 1998), Filipino beach and indoor volleyball player
Jude Gibbs (born 2001), Australian rugby union player
Jude Gitamondoc (born 1979), Filipino songwriter, record producer, musical director, and stage director
Jude Gold, American guitarist
Jude Griebel (born 1978), Canadian sculptor
Jude Hall, African-American soldier in the American Revolutionary War
Jude Hill (born 2010), Northern Irish actor
Jude Hofschneider (born 1970), Northern Marianan politician
Jude Idada, Nigerian actor, poet, playwright and producer
Jude Ise-Idehen (1969-2022), Nigerian politician
Jude Kongnyuy (born 1988), Cameroonian footballer
Jude Laspa (1943-2023), American vice president and director of the Bechtel Group
Jude Law (born 1972), English actor
Jude McAtamney (born 2000), Irish-American football player
Jude Menezes (born 1971), Indian field hockey coach and former goalkeeper
Jude Kenan Mohammad (1988-2011), American suspected terrorist
Jude Monye (born 1973), Nigerian sprinter
Jude Nancy (born 1984), Seychelles footballer
Jude Njoku, Nigerian academic
Jude Ngaji, Nigerian politician
Ryan Jude Novelline, Italian–American contemporary artist and clothing designer
Jude Nworuh (born 1989), Nigerian professional footballer
Jude Ogada (born 1989), Nigerian footballer
Jude Uzoma Ohaeri, Nigerian psychiatrist
John Jude Palencar (born 1957), American illustrator and fine artist
Jude Pate (born 1964 or 1965), American lawyer and judge
Jude Perera (1953-2024), Australian politician
Jude Postlethwaite (born 2002), Irish rugby union player
Jude Rabo (born 1961), Nigerian academic
Jude Reyes (born 1955), American billionaire businessman
Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi (born 1954), Tanzanian Catholic Archbishop
R. Jude Samulski (born 1954), American geneticist and inventor
Jude Felix Sebastian (born 1965), Indian field hockey player and Olympian
Jude Shao (born 1963), American entrepreneur
Trevor Jude Smith, American ukulele player
Jude Soonsup-Bell (born 2004), Thai professional footballer
Jude Speyrer (1929-2013), American Roman Catholic bishop
Jude Soonsup-Bell (born 10 January 2004), English and Thai professional footballer
Jude Ssemugabi, Ugandan footballer
Jude Stéfan (1930-2020), French poet and novelist
Jude Stirling (born 1982), English former footballer
Jude St. John (born 1972), Canadian former footballer
Jude Sunday (born 2004), Nigerian football player
Jude Thomas (runner) (born 2002), Australian middle-distance runner
Jude Vandelannoite (born 1973), Belgian footballer
Jude Willans (born 2010), Professional footballer for Tottenham Hotspur
Jude Wanniski (1936-2005), American journalist, conservative commentator, and political economist
Jude Wellings (born 2006), American professional soccer player
Jude Winchester (born 1993), Northern Irish semi-professional footballer
Jude Wright (born 1999), English actor
Jude Wijethunge (died 1996), Sri Lankan Sinhala naval officer
Jude Terry (born 1973), British naval officer
Jude Watson, American author
Jude Weng, Taiwanese-born American television writer, producer, and director