Judas tree (1660s) supposedly was the type from which Judas hanged himself. No matter if you love it, it's not worth it. Nameberry is a registered trademark of Nameberry, LLC. biblical betrayer of Christ, Latin form of Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew Yehudha (see Judah).

This name is beautiful. See also Judah. The man that once shared his name does not define him. To rate names on Nameberry, please register for an account or log in to an existing account.

It allows you to go beyond the similarities of a name, which can provide a lot of inspiration! STARTS/ENDS WITH Ju-, -as. Meaning & History From Ἰούδας (Ioudas) , the Greek form of JUDAH . You will receive an email (no more than once per day) summarizing any new mentions of Judas on Nameberry. Judas as a name for boys is a Greek name, and the meaning of the name Judas is "praised". Judas .

As a name for a malicious traitor, it is attested from late 15c. For some reason, one of these New Testament Judases is known in English as Jude.

The Greek name Judas is the transliterated form of the Hebrew name Judah, and there are six men named Judas in the New Testament. See also Judah, OTHER FORMS VIA JUDE Jud, Judah▲, Judd, Judsen, Judson, Judas is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a somewhat prominent surname for all people (#105905 out of 150436, Top 70%). Since we live in a predominately Christian society, this name is going to bear negativity regardless of your personal religious identification. Suggested similar-sounding names are Jada, Jonas, Juan▼, Jubal, Jules▼, Juwan▼, Lucas▲, Lukas▲ and Rodas. Perhaps people didn't want the brother of Jesus to have the same name as the man who betrayed him.. In the New Testament we find the following Judases: Please add to or correct the information provided by other members of the Nameberry community. The name Judas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "praised". These 16 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Judas. He was supposed to have had red hair. He was supposed to have had red hair.

Greek Baby Names Meaning: In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Judas is: The apostle, Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Definitely a guilty pleasure name for me. J udas as a name for boys is a Greek name, and the meaning of the name Judas is "praised". It's too bad, because without this one horrible association, the name is actually quite striking. There was more than one apostle named Judas in the bible. Judas is an alternate spelling of Jude (Greek): diminutive of Judas. Though there were two apostles named Judas, everyone remembers the one who betrayed Jesus, and the name has been permanently shunned. 16 names similar to Judas. If I am atheist then the name holds no negative cultural meaning. Variations.

Sad when it's not the kids teasing a parent needs to worry about, but the adults. I know a Judas and he is kind, chivalrous, and hilarious. However "open-minded" you are, there are people who aren't going to be. Judas is an alternate spelling of Jude (Greek): diminutive of Judas. There's the one who made this name synonymous with betrayal of the utmost degree, and then there's the other one whose name had to be changed to Jude as a result. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018). The name Judas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "praised". It's a shame this name is forever scarred.

Nameberry is a registered trademark of Nameberry, LLC. Judas priest as an exclamation in place of "Jesus Christ" is from 1914. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Old Testament Baby Names: On choosing Job, Baby Name Thomas: A Salute to Poor Tom Turkey. (2000 U.S. CENSUS), Jude (#157 FROM RECENT DATA), Judah (#202), Judson (#905) and Judd (#1700) are the prominent related forms of Judas (NOT RANKED). We're excited that you have an opinion about the name Judas. As a name for a malicious traitor, it is attested from late 15c. The Judas goat (1941) leads sheep to the shackling pen. If you didn't find an alternative name that you like better than Judas, try our name generator. biblical betrayer of Christ, Latin form of Greek Ioudas, from Hebrew Yehudha (see Judah). This is the name of several characters in the New Testament including the infamous Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities in exchange for money. These names tend to be more frequently used than Judas. Judas tree (1660s

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OTHER FORMS VIA JUDE Jud, Judah , Judd, Judsen, Judson Though there were two apostles named Judas, everyone remembers the one who betrayed Jesus, and the name has been permanently shunned. That kid is going to hate his name because it'll give him (and you) so much negative attention. Would you like to follow Judas? Usage of these relations of Judas was common among parents in 2018 (MEDIAN #741). This name is terrible.

This name is unusable for obvious reasons. If I am Christian, then it bears repeating that there were two followers of Christ named JUDAS: judas Iscariot and Judas Thaddeus. I love this name. It annoys me that I can't seriously consider it because adults will have negative things to say about it. Judas priest as an exclamation in place of "Jesus Christ" is from 1914. Why? What does Judas mean?