Yehuda

Yehuda is a Hebrew form of Judah, a name associated with praise or thanksgiving. In the Hebrew Bible, Judah is one of Jacob’s sons, and the name also belongs to a tribe and later a kingdom. Those overlapping personal and historical uses give Yehuda a particularly substantial religious and cultural background.

Yehudah is another transliteration, with the final h representing a written Hebrew element that is not always carried into English spelling. Judah is the familiar English biblical form. Choosing Yehuda can keep the Hebrew sound more visible while preserving the same name family, especially when honoring a relative or maintaining a language tradition.