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What does Dudley mean?
Dudley ▼ as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Dudley 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.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, aristocratic (noble), england, 19th century
Variations
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dudley Grayson (D.G.), ..
How popular is Dudley?
Dudley is a somewhat popular first name for men (#700 out of 1220, Top 57%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#912 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dudley entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its top position of #332 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Adley, Ardley, Audey, Audley, Buddey, Burley, Culley, Curley, Dailey, Daley, Dawley, Denley, Dooley, Duffey, Dunlea, Dunley, Dunly (see Dunley), Dunnley (see Dunley), Hadley, Hedley, Hurley, Huxley▲, Juley, Radley, Redley, Ridley, Rudey, Rutley, Sulley, Tulley and Wadley. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dudley.
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