judith

ju-dith · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A feminine given name of Hebrew origin.

  2. 2.

    A Jewish heroine who saved her people by killing the Assyrian general Holofernes.

Related words

See also: judy

Etymology

From Hebrew Yehudit (יְהוּדִית), meaning "woman of Judea" or "Jewish woman."