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My ten month old's name is Jude, for The Beatles. I love music, and I wanted his name to reflect that, so his name Jude Morrison, for The Beatles and The Doors.

Personal experiences with the name Jude: | Edit

my older (30's) brother is named Jude and he hates the surge in popularity because he has always loved being the only Jude...most people do not even know his last name. For the record he was named after the Saint, not The Beatles song.

Nicknames for Jude: | Edit

Jody, Judy (affectionately as a mom), JuJu, Jay, Jules, Jools, Jude the Dude, Dude, Duder

Hey folks -- this name is so great, it doesn't need a nickname!

Meanings and history of the name Jude: | Edit

Shortened version of Hebrew name Judah which means "praise." Jude was one of the 12 apostles in the Bible (also called Judas, but not the Judas Iscariot who betrayed Christ); presumed to have written the book of the Bible called Jude.

Famous real-life people named Jude: | Edit

Jude Law, Actor
St. Jude, miraculous saint of hopeless causes. One of the twelve apostles in the New Testament; he is also known as Thaddeus, or Jude Thaddeus.

Jude in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Hey Jude" is a Beatles song recorded in 1968.
Jude Feeny is a character in the 2007 movie "Across the Universe."
Jude Fawley, character in Thomas Hardy's novel "Jude the Obscure."
Jude is the name of one of the Episles of the New Testament
Jude is the son of Brooke Penelope Davis Baker and Julian Andrew Baker in "One Tree Hill"