JUDITH
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Jewish, French, Biblical
Pronounced: JOO-dith (English), zhoo-DEET (French) [key]

From the Hebrew name Yehudit which meant "woman from Judea". Judea was an ancient region in Israel. In the Old Testament Judith was one of the wives of Esau. This was also the name of the main character of the apocryphal Book of Judith who kills an invading Assyrian commander by beheading him in his sleep. This name may also be used as a feminine form of JUDAH.

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lol....I "killed a commander by beheading him in his sleep"!!! Muhahahha! Beware of me!!