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Rudge

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A hamlet and civil parish (served by Worfield and Rudge Parish Council) in south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SP8197). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Beckington parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8251). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A locality in Froxfield parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2769). countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A partridge. UK, dialectal

Etymology

From dialectal Middle English rugge (“ridge”), or from the place name Rudge in Shropshire. Also from the given name Roger, and a nickname from Old French rouge (“red”).

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