The feminine name Jutta (pronounced "yutta") is the German form of

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 ...

. There is also an alternative theory that it could be derived from the Germanic name ''Eutha'', meaning "mankind, child, descendant", or from a short form of ''Henrietta''.Behind the name 'Jetta'
The dutch pronunciation of this name.

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* Jutta Abromeit, East German rower * Jutta Allmendinger, German sociologist * Jutta Appelt, German politician and writer * Jutta Balster, German volleyball player *

Jutta Bauer Jutta Bauer (born 9 January 1955) is a German writer and illustrator of children's books. For her "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2010. Life Born in Volksdorf, Hamburg, she stu ...

, German writer and illustrator * Jutta Behrendt, German competition rower * Jutta Bojsen-Møller, Danish women’s rights activist and a member of the Danish Women's Society * Jutta Bornemann, Austrian actor, screenwriter and author * Jutta Braband, German politician *

Jutta Brückner Jutta Brückner (born 25 June 1941 in Nazi Germany) is a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. She directed nine films between 1975 and 2005. Furthermore, she has written essays in film theory, film reviews and radio plays. She l ...

, German film director, screenwriter and film producer * Jutta Burggraf (1952–2010), German Catholic theologian * Jutta Deutschland, German ballerina and choreographer *

Jutta Ditfurth Jutta Gerta Armgard von Ditfurth (born 29 September 1951) is a German Sociology, sociologist, writer, and Political radicalism, radical ecologist politician. Born into the noble house of Ditfurth, members of which had been noble ministeriales inv ...

(born 1951), German sociologist * Jutta Freybe, German actress * Jutta Gebert, Austrian rally co-driver *

Jutta Götzmann Jutta Götzmann (born 1965, Ascheberg) is a German art historian. Since 2008, she has been the director of the Potsdam Museum. Life and career Götzmann studied art history, German philology and pedagogy in Münster, Germany and Rome, Italy. ...

(born 1965), German art historian *

Jutta Haug Jutta Dorothea Haug (born 8 October 1951 in Castrop-Rauxel) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 2014. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group. ...

(born 1951), German politician *

Jutta Heine Judith Heine (; born 16 September 1940) is a retired West German sprinter who competed at two Olympic Games.. Biography Heine competed in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won two silver medals ...

, German sprinter * Jutta Hempel, German chess player * Jutta Hering, German film editor *

Jutta Hering-Winckler Jutta Hanna Edith Hering-Winckler (born 21 November 1948) is a German lawyer and patron of music. Since 1977, she has been head of a law firm in Minden as a lawyer and notary. Since 1999, she has been president of the Richard Wagner Society in ...

, German lawyer and patron of music *

Jutta Hipp Jutta Hipp (February 4, 1925 – April 7, 2003) was a jazz pianist and composer. Born in Leipzig during the Weimar Republic, Hipp initially listened to jazz in secret, as it was not approved of by the Nazi authorities. After World War II, she be ...

(1925–2003), German-American jazz pianist and composer *

Jutta Hoffmann Jutta Hoffmann (born 3 March 1941) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1961. Selected filmography * '' Her Third'' (1972) * '' Lotte in Weimar'' (1974) * ' (1978) * '' The Assault of the Presen ...

(born 1941), German actress *

Jutta Höhne Jutta Höhne (born Popken on 26 March 1951) is a retired German fencer. She competed in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially bran ...

, German fencer *

Jutta Irmscher Jutta Irmscher is a skydiver, who competed for the SC Dynamo Hoppegarten / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. In 1965, she was one of three members of the group that came third in the team accuracy landing (''Gruppenzielspringen'') category of ...

, German skydiver *

Jutta Jokiranta Jutta Maria Jokiranta (''née'' Miettinen; born 14 April 1971 in Salla) is a Finnish theologian and, since 2018, a professor in Hebrew Bible and cognate studies at the University of Helsinki. She is a former university lecturer of the Hebrew B ...

(born 1971), Finnish theologian *

Jutta Jol Jutta Jol (4 February 1896 – 26 October 1981) was a German actress. Born Justine Jutta Blanda Hermine Gehrmann in Metz, Lothringen German Reich (now, Lorraine, France), she died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' Lord Reginald's Derby Ride ...

, German actress *

Jutta Kirst Jutta Kirst (née Krautwurst; born 10 November 1954 in Dresden, Sachsen) is a retired female track and field athlete who competed for East Germany during her career in the women's high jump. She competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics held i ...

, East German high jumper *

Jutta Kleinschmidt Jutta Kleinschmidt (born 29 August 1962) is a German competitor of offroad automotive racing events. She is known for her numerous showings in the Paris Dakar Rally, and notably for having won the event in 2001, becoming the first woman driver ...

, German rally driver *

Jutta Koether Jutta Koether (born 1958) is a German artist, musician and critic based in New York City and Berlin
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(born 1958), German artist, musician and critic * Jutta Krüger, German athlete * Jutta Kulmsee, German noblewoman, mystic and saint * Jutta Kunz, German physicist *

Jutta Lampe Jutta Lampe (13 December 1937 – 3 December 2020) was a German actress on stage and in film. She was for 30 years a leading actress at the Schaubühne founded in Berlin by her husband Peter Stein, where she played both classical theatre such a ...

, German actress * Jutta Langenau, German swimmer * Jutta Lau (born 1955), German rower *

Jutta Leerdam Jutta Monica Leerdam (; born 30 December 1998) is a Dutch speed skater specializing in long-track sprint events. She is the 2022 World Sprint Champion in the 500 and 1000 metres combined. In the 1000 metres, she is the 2020 and 2023 World Sin ...

(born 1998), Dutch speed skater * Jutta Lehtinen (born 1983), Finnish actress * Jutta Limbach, German jurist and politician (SPD) * Jutta Meischner, German classical archaeologist *

Jutta Müller Jutta Müller ( Lötzsch; 13 December 1928 – 2 November 2023) was a German figure skater and one of the most successful figure skating coaches worldwide. Personal life Jutta Lötzsch was born on 13 December 1928, to Marie Lötzsch (née Pr ...

, German figure skater and figure skating coaches worldwide *

Jutta Nardenbach Jutta Nardenbach (13 August 1968 – 8 June 2018) was a German international footballer. She played the position of defender. Nardenbach was player in the first team and coach of the youth teams at third tier FFC Montabaur. Club career Narden ...

(1968–2018), German international footballer * Jutta Niehaus, German racing cyclist *

Jutta Oesterle-Schwerin Jutta Oesterle-Schwerin (25 February 1941) is a German politician, representative of the Social Democratic Party and later in life of Alliance '90/The Greens. She is the sister of Israeli historian Tom Segev. Life Born and raised in Jerusalem ...

, German politician * Jutta of Bohemia, second daughter of King John of Bohemia, and his first wife, Elisabeth of Bohemia *

Jutta of Denmark Jutta of Denmark also known as ''Judith'' (1246-1286/95) was a daughter of Eric IV of Denmark and his wife Jutta of Saxony. She was a younger sister of Queen Sophia of Sweden, and Queen Ingeborg of Norway, as well as an older sister of Agnes. J ...

, daughter of Eric IV of Denmark and his wife Jutta of Saxony *

Jutta of Saxony Jutta of Saxony ( 1223 – before 2 February 1267) was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Eric IV of Denmark. She was the daughter of Albert I, Duke of Saxony. She married king Erik in 1239, and became junior queen consort, since her husband w ...

(c. 1223 – before 2 February 1267), Danish Queen consort *

Jutta of Thuringia Jutta of Thuringia (1184 – 6 August 1235) was the eldest daughter of Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia and his first wife, Sophia of Sommerschenburg, a daughter of Fredrick II of Sommerschenburg. Before 1197, she married Margrave Dietrich I of ...

, eldest daughter of Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia and his first wife, Sophia of Sommerschenburg, a daughter of Fredrick II of Sommerschenburg *

Jutta Oltersdorf Jutta Oltersdorf (born 17 April 1956) is a German gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as M ...

, German gymnast * Jutta Ploch (born 1960), East German rower * Jutta Poikolainen (born 1963), Finnish archer * Jutta Rabe, German journalist * Jutta Resch-Treuwerth, German journalist and author *

Jutta Richter Jutta Richter (born 30 September 1955 in Burgsteinfurt, Westfalen, Germany) is a German author of children's and youth literature. Richter spent her youth in the Ruhr and Sauerland and at the age of 15 she spent a year in Detroit (USA). There sh ...

, German writer * Jutta Rüdiger, German paychologist * Jutta Seppinen (born 1976), Finnish conductor and mezzo-soprano * Jutta Sika (1877–1964), Austrian graphic designer and artist * Jutta Speidel (born 1954), German actress *

Jutta Steinruck Jutta Steinruck (born 1 September 1962) is a German independent politician. From 1996 to 2023 she was a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. From 2009 until 2017, she served as Member of the European P ...

, German politician *

(born 1962), German politician * Jutta Stienen, Swiss racing cyclist *

Jutta Stöck Jutta Bettina Stöck (later ''Hertel'', born 29 September 1941) is a retired West German sprinter who won European silver medals in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1966 and 1969. She also held the national title in the relay in 1966–68. She competed a ...

, German athletics competitor * Jutta Treviranus, Canadian academic *

Jutta Urpilainen Jutta Pauliina Urpilainen (born 4 August 1975) is a Finland, Finnish politician. She was the first female chair of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, which she led from 2008 to 2014. She was the Minister of Finance (Finland), Minister of Fin ...

(born 1975), Finnish politician * Jutta Vialon, German photographer * Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1880–1946), Crown Princess of Montenegro *

Jutta von Sponheim Countess Jutta von Sponheim (22 December 1091 – 1136) was the youngest of four noblewomen who were born into affluent surroundings in what is currently the Rhineland-Palatinate. She was the daughter of Count Stephen of Spanheim. Jutta, inste ...

(1091–1136), noblewoman * Jutta Wachowiak, German actress * Jutta Wanke, German swimmer *

Jutta Weber Judith "Jutta" Weber (later ''Meeuw'', born 28 June 1954) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, and won bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley relay events in 1972. She repeated t ...

(born 1954), German swimmer * Jutta Zilliacus (born 1925), Finnish-Estonian journalist, author and politician

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