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Judd¹

  • /d͡ʒʌd/

Rhymes with -ʌd

Where it comes from

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan.

proper noun Judds

  1. A surname transferred from the given name. Dawn Judd, chair of Preston City of Sanctuary said: "The Afghans have come here by legal routes, invited by central government and settled in the county by the Ministry of Defence.
  2. 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 somethin
  3. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Webster County, Iowa, United States.

judd²

noun judds

  1. alternative Alternative form of jud

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jude, goode, judson, judy, judkins, jaggard, jukes, rudd, judge, jugg, julson, hudd, judice, jenison, jenifer, jeudy

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"judd." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/judd. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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judd. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/judd

Chicago

"judd." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/judd.

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@misc{judd_2026,
  title = {judd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/judd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}