dudley

dud-ley · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A masculine given name of English origin.

  2. 2.

    A large town in the West Midlands of England, historically part of Worcestershire.

  3. 3.

    A surname derived from the place name.

Related words

See also: English, leicester

Etymology

From Old English Dudda's leah ("Dudda's clearing" or "Dudda's meadow"), where Dudda was an Anglo-Saxon personal name and leah meant "woodland clearing." The town gave rise to the noble Dudley family, whose members included Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.