judd
/d͡ʒʌd/
judd is the alternative form of jud.
Meaning of jud
Noun
jud (plural juds)
Proper noun capitalized: Judd
Judd (plural Judds)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name from Hebrew, today often transferred back from the surname.
- "Judd" was a name associated with a certain measure of sternness, sobriety, though in fact we Mulvaney children were rarely scolded and even more rarely punished: "Judson Andrew" which is my baptismal name was a name of such dignity and aspiration I never came to feel it could be mine, only...1996, Joyce Carol Oates, We Were the Mulvaneys, Harper Perennial, published 2007, →ISBN, page 4
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Webster County, Iowa, United States.
Forms of judd
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | judds |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Judds |
Origin of judd
From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan.
Words formed from judd
Words that rhyme with judd
Questions about judd
- What does judd mean?
- Judd means a surname transferred from the given name.
- What is judd the alternative form of?
- Judd is the alternative form of jud.
- What part of speech is judd?
- Judd is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce judd?
- Judd is pronounced /d͡ʒʌd/.
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