Giudecca

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A long island in the Venetian Lagoon separated from the main part of the city by a wide canal.

Origin

• Borrowed from Italian Giudecca, from giudecca, from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus, ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה ("Judah"). Judaica.
• Despite the name, there is no evidence of any ancient Jewish settlements on the island.