Meaning & use

Jude

proper noun·Advanced

A male given name, and the name of a short book near the end of the New Testament.

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They decided to name their newborn son Jude after his great-grandfather.

The Book of Jude warns its readers against false teachers within the early church.

A note on using this word

Jude is related to Judah and is also familiar from the Beatles song Hey Jude.

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