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The boy's name Dudley \d(u)-

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "people's field". Place name. Aristocratic family name in England, used as a given name since the 19th century. The absurd Canadian Mountie Dudley Doright was a staple character in the 1960s "Rocky and Bullwinkle Show". Actor Dudley Moore.

Similar baby names are Audley and Dunley.

Dudley is a somewhat common first name for men (#700 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#740 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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