Dudley
proper noun
- place name
- male given name
- family name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌdli/
name
Etymology: From Old English, literally "wood or clearing of Dudda (a personal name of unknown meaning)".
- 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.
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- 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)".
- A miner's container for water for drinking.
“[…] miner dreamt of the day when he could throw away his Dudley and his pit boots.”