Given name & surname
Dudgeon
“kind of wood used in a hilt”
Dudgeon is a surname.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dudgeon possibly goes back to a word meaning “kind of wood used in a hilt.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Dudgeon as a surname is a diminutive of Dodge.
Dudgeon’s family of names
In English usage, Dudgeon as a surname is a diminutive of Dodge.
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