Judie is a variant spelling of Judy or Judi. As such, it is a feminine personal name which is sometimes a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, but more commonly a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

(affectionate diminutive). When a hypocorism, it is usually a shortening of the given name

Judith The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Christian Old Testament of the Bible but Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, excluded from the ...

. People named Judie include: * Judie Aronson (born 1964), American actress * Judie Bamber (born 1961), American painter * Judie Brown (born 1944), American anti-abortion activist * Judie Byrd, American television chef * Judie Garcia (born 1960), American television reporter and anchor * Judie Tzuke (born 1956), British singer

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