Meaning and background
The story behind Woodrow
Woodrow is an English surname adopted as a given name. Its historical place-name sense is a row of houses by a wood, rather than a wood-coloured row or a contemporary woodland feature named after a dog. Woodrow Wilson made the name particularly familiar through American history, while the everyday short form Woody has its own entry. Its two syllables give it a slightly traditional sound without indicating any particular family history.
- Origin
- English surname used as a given name, from an Old English place name signifying a row of houses by a wood. Source
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About Woodrow
Recorded as a dog’s name
Woodrow appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/wʊdɹoʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/wʊdɹoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1W UH1 D R OW2
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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