Woodrow
WOOD-roh
A surname-turned-given-name meaning “row of houses by the woods” or “hedgerow by the wood.”
Meaning
Woodrow began as an English surname from a place name. It is commonly explained as combining elements meaning “wood” and “row,” originally referring to a line of houses or a settlement near woodland, or a hedgerow by a wood. As a given name, it was later adopted from the family name tradition.
Origin
Old EnglishEnglishmasculine
Fun fact
Woodrow is best known today through U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, which helped popularize it as a first name.
Confidence: pattern inferred. Sources: based on general naming-pattern knowledge.