Rudyard \r(u)-dya-rd, rud-yard\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Rudyard is "red paddock". Place name. Name of English poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling, who wrote the "Just So Stories" and the "Jungle Book".

Similar baby names are Radford, Redford, Radfurd, Radferd and Redfurd.