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Vinony

Dudley

proper noun

  1. place name
  2. male given name
  3. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌdli/

name

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

  1. A habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
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  19. A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.

noun

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

  1. A miner's container for water for drinking.

    “[…] miner dreamt of the day when he could throw away his Dudley and his pit boots.”