Woodrow (name)

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Woodrow
Gendermasculine
Language(s) English
Origin
Meaning"row of houses made of wood" or "hedge or a row of trees"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Nickname(s) Woody

Woodrow is the male English given name which was originally an English surname which may originally derive from a toponym meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English.[ citation needed ] Other sources suggest the name directly derives from woodroe ("the border hedge"), an appellation for a border guard.[ citation needed ] Other sources suggest that the name is a variant of wood+reeve, a local official, thus a forest keeper or guardian. The name was made popular, in part, by US president Woodrow Wilson, whose mother's maiden name was Woodrow.

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The pet form of Woodrow is Woody.

People with the name Woodrow

Given name

People with the given name Woodrow include:

With nickname Woody

  • Woody Guthrie (Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, 1912–1967), US musician
  • Woody Hayes (Wayne Woodrow Hayes, 1913–1987), US football coach
  • Woody Harrelson (Woodrow Tracy Harrelson, 1961- ), US television actor

Surname

People with the surname Woodrow include:

Fictional characters

Fictional characters named Woodrow include:

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