Rudyard - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Rudyard \r(u)-dya-

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "red paddock". Place name. Name of English poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling, who wrote the "Just So Stories" and the "Jungle Book".

Rudyard is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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