Jutta
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The feminine name Jutta is the 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".
It may also be derived from a short form of Henrietta.
In Yiddish the name is pronounced Yitty - in accordance with Galicia Yiddish pronunciation where the u is pronounced as an i.
Countess Jutta von Sponheim (December 22, 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.
She tutored several female pupils from wealthy families and they lived with her in her hermitage
. She taught and raised them all, but most notably the child Hildegard of Bingen
.
It could also derive from the Germanic name Eutha meaning "mankind, child, descendant".
It may also be derived from a short form of Henrietta.
In Yiddish the name is pronounced Yitty - in accordance with Galicia Yiddish pronunciation where the u is pronounced as an i.
Countess Jutta von Sponheim
- See Jutta von SponheimJutta von SponheimCountess Jutta von Sponheim was the youngest of four noblewomen who were born into affluent surroundings in what is currently the Rhineland-Palatinate...
Countess Jutta von Sponheim (December 22, 1091–1136) was the youngest of four noblewomen who were born into affluent surroundings in what is currently the Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
. She was the daughter of Count Stephen of Spanheim.
She tutored several female pupils from wealthy families and they lived with her in her hermitage
Hermitage (religious retreat)
Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...
. She taught and raised them all, but most notably the child Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen
Blessed Hildegard of Bingen , also known as Saint Hildegard, and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and polymath. Elected a magistra by her fellow nuns in 1136, she founded the monasteries of Rupertsberg in 1150 and...
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Rebetzin Yitty Neustadt
Yitty Neustadt Rebetzin (female rabbi) writer and speaker on orthodox Jewish traditions. A personal story about her is mentioned in several books on birthright and orthodox Jewish thought.Further reading
- Silvas, Anna. Jutta and Hildegard: The Biographical Sources. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998.