JUDY  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of JUDITH

Judy was the nickname of choice for almost all the Judiths born in the 1940s and 50s; today's little Judiths are much more likely to be called Judith -- or, possibly, Jude.

Variations:
Judie, Judey, Judye, Judi, Judee

Judy is being discussed in our message boards:

• Middle Names for either CLAIRE or ABIGAIL
• Names in the same style as Molly
• A Theory On the Name Ruby...
• Seniors from 1962 yearbook
• what are your opinions on these names?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Judy:

• STAGE NAMES: Would You Change Your Name for Fame?
• AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAMES: Early Day, Place, and Word Names
• HELLO DOLLY: Names from the Doll World
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE
• AUSTRALIAN BABY NAMES: Digging Up Names From Down Under