Is Jude a male name or a female name?

Is Jude a male or female name?


am really confused


first and correct answer with backup information will receive best answer and 10 points


thank you for your time.

Is Jude a male name or a female name?
Jude is a masculine name.


The feminine name is Judith


Have included quotes and websites for you





JUDE


Gender: Masculine


Usage: English, Biblical


Pronounced: JOOD (English) [key]





Variant of JUDAS. It is used in many English versions of the New Testament to denote the second apostle named Judas, in order to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot. He was supposedly the author of the Epistle of Jude. In the English-speaking world, Jude has occasionally been used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation.





The boy's name Jude \j(u)-de\ is of Latin origin. Variant of Judah. Jude, a brother of James, wrote one of the shortest books in the Bible, the Book of Jude.





Jude is a short form of the name Judas. Both come from the name Judah (or Judea) which was a state in Israel named for one of the sons of Jacob. Jerusalem is located in Judea.





The word most literally means "to use the hand". It can imply throwing an object or using an object. It is also used to mean "praise or worship" as often worship was performed by raising an object (or the hands) to God in praise. It is also used a couple times in the Bible to refer to "wringing the hands" in sorrow or dispair.





There are several people named "Jude" (or Judas) in the Bible including one of Jesus' brothers who authored the New Testament book of Jude.





The meaning of the name Jude is From Judaea


The origin of the name Jude is English


Notes: Jude Law, actor
Reply:Jude comes from the Greek form of Judah, which is a male name.


It was the name of one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.


Odds are pretty good that Jude is originally a male name, but these days, you never know who will decide it sounds like a great name for their baby girl.





I've also heard that women named Judith or Judy are nicknamed, "Jude."
Reply:It can be both, but mostly male, like Jude Lennon, as in the song "Hey Jude"
Reply:It's unisex. Like Bailey, Hayden, Francis, Adrian, Terry, or Dale.
Reply:It's a guys name





Their was once a famous saint called "Saint Jude" and he was a guy
Reply:Either. It can be a guys name, or a girls name.
Reply:I think it's a female
Reply:male, honey...
Reply:male
Reply:male
Reply:I think it's for guys
Reply:It's totally a guy name.