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Rudyard.

A lakeside village in Horton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9558).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹʌd.jəɹd/
  1. A lakeside village in Horton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9558).

  2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, apparently named after Rudyard Kipling.

  3. An unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

  4. A census-designated place in Hill County, Montana, United States.

  5. A male given name.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old English Rudierd (name of the village in Staffordshire, recorded in the Domesday Book), from Old English rude geard (“rue yard”), first mentioned in 1002.

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