Jutta

Jutta
Princess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who took a different name upon her marriage to a Montenegrin prince
Pronunciation Yutta
Language(s) German
Origin
Meaning "Mankind, child, descendant"
Other names
Variant form(s) Judith, Eutha, Henrietta

The feminine name Jutta is a German form of Judith. In German it is pronounced Yutta—the u is pronounced like the u in "put."

It could also derive from the Germanic name Eutha, meaning "mankind, child, descendant", or from a short form of Henrietta.[1]

In Yiddish the name is pronounced Yitty[2] - in accordance with Galicia Yiddish pronunciation where the u is pronounced as an i.

People

Notes

  1. Behind the name 'Jetta' The dutch pronunciation of this name.
  2. Campbell, Mike. "Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Yitty". www.behindthename.com.
  3. "Neustadt, Rebbitzen Yitty - TorahMedia.com". torahmedia.com.
  4. e.g. Shema Yisrael website and book review relating to the story

Further reading

  • Silvas, Anna. Jutta and Hildegard: The Biographical Sources. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998.
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