Dudley.
A habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
A place in England: A market town and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9490).
A place in England: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ2673).
A place in Canada: A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario.
A place in Canada: A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Laurens County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Wapello County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Polk County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clifton Township, Lyon County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Stoddard County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Wayne County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A small borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Russell, Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: Four townships in the United States, in Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota and Ohio, listed under Dudley Township.
A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Old English, literally "wood or clearing of Dudda (a personal name of unknown meaning)".
A miner's container for water for drinking.
Where this word comes from
From Old English, literally "wood or clearing of Dudda (a personal name of unknown meaning)".
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