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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Judas
Hebrew
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Usage of the Name Judas
Biblical
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Meaning of the Name Judas
The name Judas comes from Ioudas, which was the Greek form of Judah.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Judas Maccabeus, or Judah Maccabee (died 160 BC), the third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias, who led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167 - 160 BC);
Judas Iscariot (died 29 - 33 AD), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, and the one who, according to Christian tradition, betrayed him.
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