Dudney

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English Deudenay →
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Meanings

proper nounDudney (plural Dudneys)

plural Dudneys · alternative Deudney · alternative Dewdney · alternative Doodney · alternative Doudney · alternative Dudeney · alternative Dudny

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishDeudenay
  2. EnglishDudney

From Middle English Deudenay, an anglicization of the French characteristical surname Dieudonné (“God-given”).

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APA

Dudney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudney

MLA

“Dudney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudney. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dudney,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudney.

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