# Judd

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒʌd/ · frequency rank #17,878

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name from Hebrew, today often transferred back from the surname.
3. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Webster County, Iowa, United States.

## Etymology
From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan.

## Easily confused with
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jun)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jug)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jus)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-just)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-june)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-july)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jump)
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jury)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-junk)
- **Judy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-judy)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jung)
- **Jude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jude)
- **judo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-judo)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-juno)
- **juju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-juju)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-juve)
- **jugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jugs)
- **juke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-juke)
- **Judi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-judi)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judd-vs-jute)

## Common misspellings (4)
`jdud`, `jjudd`, `jud`, `ujdd`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/judd