Woodrow

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US/ˈwʊd.roʊ/UK/ˈwʊd.rəʊ/

proper noun

A topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood.

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Meanings

proper nounWoodrow (plural Woodrows)

plural Woodrows

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

Origin

From wood + row.

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Cite this entry
APA

Woodrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodrow

MLA

“Woodrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodrow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Woodrow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodrow.

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