Woodrow (name)
| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "row of houses made of wood" or "hedge or a row of trees" |
| Region of origin | England |
| 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. Other sources suggest the name directly derives from woodroe ("the border hedge"), an appellation for a border guard. 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.
The pet form of Woodrow is Woody.