Dudley

See also: dudley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Dowdall

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌdli/

• Audio (UK):

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• Rhymes: -ʌdli

Proper noun

Dudley

1. A 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.

Derived terms

• Dudley Port

Descendants

• Translingual: Dudleya

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.

Anagrams

• dudely