cudde

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• Cudde — This intriguing and most interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and a diminutive form of Cuthbert, which itself is from the Middle English personal name Cudbert , Olde English Cuethbeorht , composed of the elements cueth , famous, well… …   Surnames reference

• cud — noun Etymology: Middle English cudde, from Old English cwudu; akin to Old High German kuti glue, Sanskrit jatu gum Date: before 12th century 1. food brought up into the mouth by a ruminating animal from its first stomach to be chewed again 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Cuddesdon — Coordinates: 51°43′23″N 1°07′59″W / 51.723°N 1.133°W / 51.723; 1.133 …   Wikipedia

• Cud — This intriguing and most interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and a diminutive form of Cuthbert, which itself is from the Middle English personal name Cudbert , Olde English Cuethbeorht , composed of the elements cueth , famous, well… …   Surnames reference

• Cudd — This intriguing and most interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and a diminutive form of Cuthbert, which itself is from the Middle English personal name Cudbert , Olde English Cuethbeorht , composed of the elements cueth , famous, well… …   Surnames reference

• Cudby — A slightly transposed variant spelling of the medieval cuddy a nickname which originally derived from the Anglo Saxon Cuthbert . The transposition of letters of D to B as in this case can be caused by dialect but is more usually the result of a… …   Surnames reference

• quid — {{11}}quid (n.1) bite sized piece (of tobacco, etc.), 1727, dialectal variant of M.E. cudde, from O.E. cudu, cwidu (see CUD (Cf. cud)). {{12}}quid (n.2) one pound sterling, 1680s, British slang, possibly from quid that which is (c.1600, see …   Etymology dictionary