Jude can be traced back to the Hebrew name Yehudah (יְהוּ ָדה), which was likely derived from the word yadah (יָ ָדה), meaning "praise". Yehudah was later derived into Judah and Judas (Iodudas (Ἰούδας) in Greek), from which Jude was ultimately derived. Jude has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. Its popularity is currently on the rise.