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dudley

/ˈdʌdli/

dudley is the alternative form of Dudley.

Proper noun capitalized: Dudley

Dudley

  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.
  3. A market town and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9490).
  4. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ2673).
  5. A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario.
  6. A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario.
  7. A minor city in Laurens County, Georgia.
  8. A ghost town in Wapello County, Iowa.
  9. A ghost town in Polk County, Iowa.
  10. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  11. An unincorporated community in Clifton Township, Lyon County, Minnesota.
  12. A minor city in Stoddard County, Missouri.
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  1. A census-designated place in Wayne County, North Carolina.
  2. An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio.
  3. A small borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota.
  5. An unincorporated community in the town of Russell, Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
  6. Four townships in the United States, in Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota and Ohio, listed under Dudley Township.
  7. A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Noun capitalized: Dudley

Dudley (plural Dudleys)

  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.1983, Official Report of the Standing Committees: Session, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, page 77

Forms of dudley

Noun
pluraldudleys
pluralDudleys
Proper noun
alternative surnameDowdall

Origin of dudley

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

Words formed from dudley

Words that rhyme with dudley

Questions about dudley

What does dudley mean?
Dudley means a habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.
What is dudley the alternative form of?
Dudley is the alternative form of Dudley.
What part of speech is dudley?
Dudley can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce dudley?
Dudley is pronounced /ˈdʌdli/.

Words near dudley in the dictionary

  1. dudish
  2. dudishly
  3. dudishness
  4. dudism
  5. dudisms
  6. dudley
  7. Dudley nose
  8. Dudley Port
  9. dudleyite
  10. dudleys
  11. Dudman

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