Woodrow
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈwʊd.rəʊ//
- United States//ˈwʊd.roʊ//
A topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood.
proper noun
- 1
A topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood.
- 2
A male given name transferred from the surname, given in the 1910s in honor of President Woodrow Wilson.
Etymology
From wood + row.
Forms
- plural
- Woodrows
Wood · An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or…wooden · Made of wood.Wooden · A surname.
Woodrow · A topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood.
woods · A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a…Woods · A topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Wood.…woody · Covered in woods; wooded.