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Woodrow

/ˈwʊd.rəʊ/US/ˈwʊd.roʊ/

Woodrow proper noun: a topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood.

Proper noun

Woodrow (plural Woodrows)

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood.
  2. (US) A male given name transferred from the surname, given in the 1910s in honor of President Woodrow Wilson.

Forms of Woodrow

pluralWoodrows

Origin of Woodrow

From wood + row.

Questions about Woodrow

What does Woodrow mean?
Woodrow means a topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood.
What part of speech is Woodrow?
Woodrow is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Woodrow?
Woodrow is pronounced /ˈwʊd.roʊ/ (US).

Words near Woodrow in the dictionary

  1. woodroof
  2. Woodroofe
  3. woodroofs
  4. woodrot
  5. woodrots
  6. Woodrow
  7. woodruff
  8. Woodruff County
  9. Woodruff key
  10. Woodruff keys
  11. woodruffite

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