I thought of the spelling, JUDE (you deh)? Does that mean Jew(ish) in German? ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] JUDY > Couldn't find the name as given but did find: > \ JUBY (English) Variation of "JOB". > 1. From the personal name of a biblical character in the Book of Job. ("Where is the > [devine] father?" and "Persecuted one.") > 2. Nickname from Old French meaning "sorry wretch, fool". > 3. Could also be an occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English "jubbe, > jobbe" vessel containing four gallons. Could also have been a nickname for a heavy > drinker or for a tubby person. > 4. A maker or seller or wearer of the long woollen garments know in Middle English > and Old French as a "jube or jupe". > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > Barbara > > Drucilla wrote: > > > What can anyone tell me about the surname Judy? > > > > Thank you, > > Drucilla > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

JUDE 1. English and French: from the Hebrew male given name "Yehuda" (Judah) of unknown meaning. 2. French: a Jew (from the Old French of the same spelling). 3. English: pet form of "Jordan". ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. JUDE, JUDD, JUD (English) Descendant of Jude or Judah (confession); descendant of Jud, a pet form of Jordan (flowing down). ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith JUDA, JUD, JUDE, JUDD, JUDMANN (German) Jew. ---Source: German-American Names by George F. Jones. So, I would say the answer to your question is "yes" if it is a German name and "maybe" if it is not a German name. Barbara Stan Wickman wrote: > I thought of the spelling, JUDE (you deh)? Does that mean Jew(ish) in > German? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:52 PM > Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] JUDY > > > Couldn't find the name as given but did find: > > \ JUBY (English) Variation of "JOB". > > 1. From the personal name of a biblical character in the Book of Job. > ("Where is the > > [devine] father?" and "Persecuted one.") > > 2. Nickname from Old French meaning "sorry wretch, fool". > > 3. Could also be an occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English > "jubbe, > > jobbe" vessel containing four gallons. Could also have been a nickname > for a heavy > > drinker or for a tubby person. > > 4. A maker or seller or wearer of the long woollen garments know in Middle > English > > and Old French as a "jube or jupe". > > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > > Barbara > > > > Drucilla wrote: > > > > > What can anyone tell me about the surname Judy? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Drucilla > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237