Dudley

Meaning: Its source is Dudda leah, an Old English name meaning "Woods of Dudda."

Though not linguistically related, Dudley has been historically used as an English version of the Irish Gaelic name Dubhaltach.

Nicknames: Dud

Popularity: The name Dudley ranked 700th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: Dudda was an Old English descriptive personal name (meaning ''short and stout''). Dudley is the surname of a prominent family of the British aristocracy.

Leadership

Dudley M. DuBose
Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- General in the Army of Northern Virginia (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)

Science and Philosophy

Dudley R. Herschbach (born 1932)
American chemist who developed the use of molecular beams to study chemical reactions.
- 1991 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- 1986 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Yuan Lee and John Polanyi (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)

Stage and Screen

Dudley Doright
Fictional character.
- From ''''The Bullwinkle Show'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
Dudley Moore (born 1935)
English actor and pianist.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

Dudley Dursley
Fictional character
- Son of Vernon and Petunia Dursley, Harry''s cousin (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)