masculine Dudley

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Origin:
old english (anglo-saxon)
Name Root:
(Dudda) (duds lēah)
Meaning:*
This name derives from a surname which was originally from a place name meaning “Dudda’s clearing.” Dudda was an Old English epithet, maybe means “Round.” A hypothesis about the origin is a compound of two elements: “duds” (clothes, clothing, outfit, especially for work or of rough appearance) plus “lēah” (woodland, a clearing, “especially one used for farming,” a meadow). In turn, the most likely meaning could be “farmer.” The name day is celebrated on November 1, the Feast of All Saints.

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Numerological Values: #8

A person with name-number 8 is ambitious, confident, practical and has a great ability to execute plans. They are achievers and seek to reach the top of their field through hard work.

Chakra Number: #8
Chakra "Etheric Body"

At the base of the skull or Cerebellum and is also found to be linked to the causal chakra just above the crown chakra to the left in the etheric body. This center enables the individual to achieve advanced out-of-body projection, etheric projection, spiritual perception, and spiritual wisdom. I use the word spiritual here because these abilities and ideas are larger than the self and the earth and is were the ability of remote viewing resides.

Color meaning: Black

Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. In color psychology the meaning of the color black is protection from external emotional stress. It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world, providing comfort while protecting its emotions and feelings, and hiding its vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of self-confidence. In times of fear and uncertainty black contains the energy of the threatening unknown. In a positive state, black is seen as a restful emptiness into which anything may emerge and disappear once again. It is also mysterious, providing a sense of potential and possibility.

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Notable People and Personalities

Dudley Bradley (born 1957), American retired basketball player
Dudley Buck (1839–1909), American composer
Dudley Chase (1771–1846), twice US Senator from Vermont
Dudley Digges (1879–1947), Irish stage and film actor
Dudley Digges (~1583–1639), English diplomat and politician
Dudley Doolittle (1881–1957), American politician
Dudley Evans (1886–1972), English cricketer
Dudley Gordon (1883–1972), British peer, soldier and industrialist
Dudley Hart (born 1968), American professional golfer
Dudley Herschbach (born 1932), American chemist
Dudley Le Souef (1856–1923), Australian ornithologist
Dudley Moore (1935–2002), English actor and comedian
Dudley Nichols (1895–1960), American screenwriter
Dudley Pope (1906–1934), English cricketer
Dudley Pope (1925–1997), British writer of nautical fiction and history
Dudley Pound (1877–1943), British Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord
Dudley Rippon (1892–1963), English cricketer
Dudley Ryder (1691–1756), British Lord Chief Justice
Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby (1762–1847), British politician
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby (1798–1882), British politician
Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby (1831–1900), British peer and politician
Dudley Ryder, 6th Earl of Harrowby (1892–1987), British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament
Dudley Ryder, 7th Earl of Harrowby (1922–2007), British banker
Dudley Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby (born 1951), British peer
Dudley Senanayake (1911–1973), 2nd, 6th and 8th Prime Minister of Ceylon
Dudley Sutton (born 1933), English actor