Judy
Meaning: Its source is Judith, an English name meaning "Jewish woman."
Origin: "Judith."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English.
Nickname For: Judith
Nicknames: Jude
Source Forms: Yehudith
Popularity: The name Judy ranked 69th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1960s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.
Narrative: Some nicknames graduate over time into independent names, and Judy is an excellent example of this phenomenon. Other names enjoying similar development include Kathy, Tammy, Betty and Annie.
Arts and Music
- Judy Chicago (born 1939)
American artist and feminist.
- Created The Dinner Party (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
- ''Judy in Disguise''
- A 1968 hit recorded by John Fred and his Playboy Band (see list of Names in Song titles)
- Judy Garland (born 1922, died 1969)
American actress and singer. Original name: Frances Gumm.
- 1961 Grammy winner for best female vocal performance, for ''''Judy at Carnegie Hall'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
- Judy Pfaff (born 1946)
American sculptor.
- Created the mixed-media installation piece 3-D (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
Leadership
- Judy Lewent
- 22nd Most Powerful Woman, SVP and CFO, Merck (see list of 2000 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
- 27th Most Powerful Woman, SVP, CFO Merck (see list of 1999 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
- Judy McGrath
- 18th Most Powerful Woman, President, MTV & M2 (see list of 1999 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
- 16th Most Powerful Woman, CEO and Chairman, MTV Group (see list of 2000 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
Miscellaneous
- Judy Chicago (born 1939)
American artist and feminist.
- 1973 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
- Judy Collins (born 1939)
American singer and songwriter.
- Has had tuberculosis (see list of People Who Have Had Tuberculosis)
- 1975 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
- Judy Szekeres
- 1957 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
Sports
- Judy Kimball
- 1962 Ladies'' Professional Golf Association champion (see list of LPGA Champions)
- Judy Audsley Soutar
- Member of the Women''s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Judy Barton
Fictional character.
- Played by Kim Novak (see list of Character from Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo)
- Judy Borden
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Helaine Lembeck (see list of Characters on ''Welcome Back, Kotter'')
- Judy Burrell
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Another World'''' (see list of Characters on ''Another World'')
- Judy Canova (born 1916, died 1983)
American singer and actress.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Judy Funnie
Fictional character.
- From ''''Doug'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Judy Garland (born 1922, died 1969)
American actress and singer. Original name: Frances Gumm.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Judy Harriet
- 1950s Mouseketeer (see list of 1950s Mickey Mouse Club)
- Judy Holliday (born 1922, died 1965)
American actress. Original name: Judith Tuvim.
- 1957 Tony Award winner for her performance in Bells are Ringing (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Musical)
- 1950 Academy Award winner for her performance in Born Yesterday (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actress)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Judy Jetson
Fictional character.
- From ''''The Jetsons'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Judy Norton-Taylor (born 1958)
American actress.
- Portrayed Mary Ellen Walton Willard (see list of Actors on ''The Waltons'')
- Judy Roth
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Mia Farrow (see list of Characters in the film Husbands and Wives)
The Literary World
- Judy Blume (born 1938)
American novelist.
- Wrote Wifey (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Author of Then Again, Maybe I Won''t, and Blubber (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
- Judy Horton
Fictional character.
- Dies of malnutrition in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Judy Mazel
- Author of the 1981 nonfiction best-seller The Beverly Hills Diet (see list of Bestselling Nonfiction Authors in the U.S.)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Ju Ju
- Jude the Obscure
- Judy the Cutie
- Judy in Disguise
- Sweet Judy Blue Eyes
- Judy, Judy, Judy
- Hey Jude
- Judenstein
- Doody
- Bootie
- Miss Judy
- Cootie Judy
- Judy Poody
- Moody Judy
- Judester
- Judley Do Right (instead of Dudley Do Right)
