Do you see Jude as a women’s name?

[JudasPriest]

I love the name Jude - it reminds me of my favourite band! But when I mention it to people they always mention it’s a ladies name. Other options are Phoenix or Edwin ‘Eddie’ - a family name.

I only know one Jude in real life and they are a woman.

It's technically a man's name but I think it can be either.

Definitely unisex I know a few

It's a male name. Jude on a woman is usually a diminutive of Judith in the style of Charlie for Charlotte or Tommy for Thomasina .

I only know male Jude's, however, I find it a very feminine sounding name.

It's a man's name predominantly, but can be used as a shortening of Judith. It's a problematic name for me personally as a branch of my family were German Jews, although obviously the pronunciation is different in the UK.

Of your three potential names I actually really like Edwin.

I always thought of it as a women's name because I assumed Hey Jude is about a woman. Is it?

I don't think I've ever met a Jude and the only real person who comes to mind is Jude Bellingham, a man.

I know two women called Jude. To me, its unisex.

It's a man's name. I don't know any female Jude's but I know of a few male.

My friends mum is called Judith but gets called Judy or Jude for short.

But Jude is a boys name, one of my children had 3 in his school year.

I think unisex.

No, it’s definitely written for a man (‘remember to let her into your heart / then you can start to make it better’).

McCartney wrote it for Julian Lennon when his parents (ie John and Cynthia Lennon) were separating and it was originally Hey Jules. He changed it to Jude because he thought it sounded better.

Hey Jude was written for Julian Lennon about his relationship with his father’s new partner, Yoko Ono.

Jude is a male name and Judy or Judith female.

I have a very good friend who is Judith but always known as Jude, I think of it as a unisex name.

This thread really shows the problem with asking adults about baby name trends. Jude is a pretty popular boys’ name and is rising steadily (#40 in 2021) and anyone born in the last ten-fifteen years is much more likely to think of it as a boys’ name. Their parents, on the other hand, are more likely to think of mid-century Judiths who use Jude as a diminutive. Jude as a given name for girls is rare.

Only know it as a mans name,
Although I know a Judith who goes by Jude, and it suits her, it still seems like a mans name.
Like Alex may be short for Alexandra but Alex is still more likely to be a man

No. I see Jude very much as a male name. I knew one female Jude (not sure if nn or not) but it never sounded right.

Yes I'd see it as a female name. Short for Judith

It's absolutely a man's name imo

Definitely a male name.
But could be a short form for Judith.

It is effeminate though, personally I do not like it

@sashh I don’t know if Judas would be frowned upon as Judas Iscariot wasn’t a good man in the bible - I’m not religious so I don’t 100% know.

Definitely not Judas. I suppose Judas, Judah and Jude are all the same name, really, but have different implications.

I love the name Jude. I’ve known three male and one female. The boys have never been teased - probably because as others have said, female Judes tend to be an older generation, and also fairly rare.

I've never really thought about it as I know one of each so it's just unisex to me.