English Explanatory Dictionary

Rudyard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A lakeside village in Horton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9558).
  2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, apparently named after Rudyard Kipling.
  3. An unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Hill County, Montana, United States.
  5. A male given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌd.jəɹd/

Word forms

Rudyard

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Rudierd (name of the village in Staffordshire, recorded in the Domesday Book), from Old English rude geard (“rue yard”), first mentioned in 1002.

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