Judy

Diminutive of Judith, Hebrew
"He will be praised or woman from Judea"

Judy Origin and Meaning

The name Judy is a girl's name meaning "He will be praised or woman from Judea".

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.

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Famous People Named Judy

  • Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm)
    American actress and singer
  • Judith "Judy" Blume
    American author
  • Judith Susan "Judy" Sheindlin aka Judge Judy
    American TV judge
  • Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt
    English actress
  • Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim)
    American actress
  • Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins
    American singer,songwriter
  • Judith Therese "Judy" Greer
    American actress
  • Judy Valerie Cornwell
    English actress
  • Judy Gold
    American comedienne
  • Judy Ann Santos
    Filipina actress
  • Judy Kay "Juice" Newton
    American pop and country music singer
  • Judith Gail "Judy" Borg Biggert
    U.S. Congresswoman from Illinois
  • Elinor Isabel "Judy" Judefind Agnew
    wife of former US VP Spiro Agnew
  • Judy Chicago (born Judith Sylvia Cohen)
    American feminist and artist
  • Judith Aileen "Judy" Dyble
    British singer,songwriter of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne

The name Judy in Pop Culture

  • Judy
    character from "Punch and Judy" puppet show
  • "Judy Moody
    " book and character by Megan McDonald
  • Judy Jetson
    character on animated series "The Jetsons"
  • Judy Turner
    character in "A Chorus Line"
  • Judy Funnie
    character in animated series "Doug"
  • Judy Bernly
    character in "9 to 5"
  • Judy Bunch
    character in "The Sims 3" computer game
  • Judy
    girl character in the film "My Girl"
  • Judy Cooper
    character on TV's "K.C. Undercover"
  • Judy Hopps
    lead rabbit character in Disney's "Zootopia"
  • Judy Shepherd
    girl character in "Jumanji"
  • Judy Hayward
    character from Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy"
  • "Judy Berlin
    " film and its main character
  • Judy Bolton
    main character in the mystery series by Margaret Sutton
  • Judy Brownlee
    character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
  • Judy Foster
    character in radio show/film "A Date with Judy"
  • Judy Hensler
    character on TV's "Leave It to Beaver"
  • Judy Miller
    character on TV's "Still Standing"
  • Judy of the Jungle
    golden,age comic book character
  • "Judy Is a Punk
    " song by The Ramones
  • "Why Judy Why
    " song by Billy Joel
  • "Judy's Turn to Cry
    " song by Lesley Gore
  • Jude Hale
    character in Netflix series "Dead to Me"

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