Yehuda
Meaning of Yehuda
Yehuda springs from ancient Hebrew roots meaning “praised” or “thankful,” yet it still dances off the tongue like a quick salsa step—yeh-HOO-dah, three lively beats. Born from Judah, the lion-flagged son of Jacob, the name carries a pocket-sized roar of courage, even when the little guy is still in onesies. History keeps tossing confetti his way, from the freedom fighter Judah Maccabee to the modern Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai, so a baby Yehuda arrives with stories already stitched into his blanket. The U.S. charts show him cruising around the 600 mark for decades—a quiet but steady drum that says staying power, not fad. All told, Yehuda is an old soul with young energy, ready to shout gracias to life and give mamá and papá daily reasons to say “¡bravo!”
Pronunciation
Hebrew
- Pronunced as yeh-HOO-dah (/jɛˈhuːdə/)
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Notable People Named Yehuda
| Yehuda Amichai was a renowned Israeli poet who pioneered writing in everyday Hebrew about life, love, and death. |
| Yehuda Ashlag was an Orthodox rabbi and kabbalist who authored foundational Kabbalah texts and promoted its widespread study. |
| Rabbi Yehuda Sarna is the Chief Rabbi of a synagogue in Abu Dhabi and holds leadership and academic positions at New York University. |
| Yehuda Alharizi was a rabbi, translator, poet, and traveler in al-Andalus who was supported by wealthy patrons and dedicated poems and compositions to them. |
| Yehuda Amital was an Orthodox rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, a member of Israel's cabinet, and associated with the Israeli Left. |
| Yehuda Lindell is an Israeli professor at Bar-Ilan University who researches cryptography with a focus on secure computation and leads the cryptography team at Coinbase. |
| Avraham Zvi Yehuda Meshi Zahav was an Israeli social activist from the Haredi Jewish community who founded and chaired ZAKA. |
| Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin was a Religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox legal scholar who authored the responsa Benei Banim. |
| Yehuda Leon Poliker is an Israeli singer-songwriter who first gained fame as the lead vocalist of Benzene and later launched a solo career blending rock, pop, and traditional Greek music. |
| Yehuda Gilad is a clarinet professor at USC's Thornton School of Music and the Colburn School of Music. |
| Yehuda Etzion is an Israeli religious activist who founded Hai Vekayam and was imprisoned for his role in a terrorist plot to bomb the Dome of the Rock. |
| Yehuda L. Katzenelson - Yehuda Leib Katsnelson, known as 'Buki Ben Yogli', was a military doctor, writer, and publicist in Hebrew Literature. |
| Yehuda Leib Gordin was a Polish rabbi, gaon, and Hebrew scholar who served in rabbinical roles in Michalishok, Ostrow, and Smorgon. |
| Yehuda Leib Maimon was an Israeli rabbi, politician, and the first Minister of Religions who led the Religious Zionist movement. |
| Yehuda Weinstein, an Israeli lawyer, succeeded Menachem Mazuz as Attorney General of Israel on 1 February 2010. |
