May 5
Why this day? Jude is a short form of Judith, and shares its name day.
Jude is celebrated in France and the United States on October 28; Spain and Argentina on May 5.
Jude is a short form of Judith. It keeps its origin (Hebrew) and meaning — woman of Judea, and shares its name day, May 5.
On birth records, Jude is rarely written as such: the Judes are Judiths (21,125 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Judith page. Jude is also a short form of Judy.
Jude is a short form of Judith, which means woman of Judea.
May 5, together with Judith: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Judith.
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