Dudley

See also: dudley

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʌdli/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌdli

Proper noun

Dudley

  1. A market town and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  4. Four townships in the United States, in Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota and Ohio, listed under Dudley Township.
  5. A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dudley is the 972nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35,781 individuals. Dudley is most common among White (65.96%) individuals.

Noun

Dudley (plural Dudleys)

  1. (mining) A miner's container for water for drinking.
    • 1983, Official Report of the Standing Committees: Session, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, page 77:
      […] miner dreamt of the day when he could throw away his Dudley and his pit boots.

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