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rudyard

/ˈɹʌd.jəɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
rud-yard
IPA
/ˈɹʌd.jəɹd/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A lakeside village in Horton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9558).

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A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, apparently named after Rudyard Kipling.

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An unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

name

A census-designated place in Hill County, Montana, United States.

name

A male given name.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce rudyard?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌd.jəɹd/.
What does rudyard mean?
A lakeside village in Horton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9558).
Where does rudyard come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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