English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Rudby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Rudby

Historical Forms

  • Rodebi 1086 DB
  • Rudebi, Rudeby c.1150 RegDun 12 Guis 1189–99 YCh c.1225 BM 1228
  • Ruddeby c.1190 Guis 1402 Test
  • Rudby 1285 KI
  • Ruthby 1489 Sanct

Etymology

'Rudi's farm' v. by . There is a rare ON  name Rudi which Lind (s.n. Ruði ) thinks should be spelt Ruði .

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