Dudley

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

//ˈdʌdli//

A habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.

proper noun

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

Etymology

From Old English, literally "wood or clearing of Dudda (a personal name of unknown meaning)".

noun

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A miner's container for water for drinking.
[…] miner dreamt of the day when he could throw away his Dudley and his pit boots.

Forms

plural: Dudleys

dud · A device or machine that is useless because it does not work…dude · A man, generally a younger man.dudes · Any group of people, regardless of gender.

Dudley · A habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.

due · Owed or owing.Due · A surname.duel · Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often…

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