Etymology

Rudyard

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Today it means: A lakeside village in Horton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9558). Full definition →

Old English Rudierd
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  1. Old English · derived fromrude
  2. Old English · inherited fromRudierd
  3. English todayRudyard

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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