Yehudi

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/jəˈhuːdi/

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew of Jewish usage.

OriginHebrew יְהוּדִי →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Hebrew of Jewish usage.

    The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.

    2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency
nounYehudi (plural Yehudis)

plural Yehudis

  1. derogatorysometimesA Jew.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיְהוּדִי“Jew”
  2. EnglishYehudi

From Hebrew יְהוּדִי (yehudí, “Jew”). Related to Judah. An endonym for and doublet of Jew.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Yehudi

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APA

Yehudi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yehudi

MLA

“Yehudi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yehudi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yehudi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yehudi.

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