Woody

Diminutive of Woodrow
"row of houses by a wood"

Woody Origin and Meaning

The name Woody is a boy's name .

While Woodrow is too forbidding, its nickname Woody is a bit cartoonish, as in Woody Woodpecker and the animated cowboy character in Toy Story. Woody Allen was born Allen.

# 994 in the US

Woody Rank in US Top 1000

# 1673 on Nameberry

Woody Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Woody Popularity

Famous People Named Woody

  • Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg)
    American director, screenwriter and actor
  • Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson
    American actor
  • Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie
    American folksinger
  • Woodrow "Woody" Dantzler
    American NFL football player
  • Woodrow Charles "Woody" Herman
    American jazz clarinetist
  • Woody Herman Shaw
    American jazz trumpeter
  • Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes
    American college football coach
  • Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Paige
    American sportswriter and broadcaster
  • Linwood "Woody" Kaine (b. 1992)
    son of American politician Tim Kaine

Woody in Pop Culture

  • Woody Pride
    cowboy doll in Disney's "Toy Story" series
  • Woodrow Huckleberry Tiberius "Woody" Boyd
    a main character on TV's "Cheers"
  • Woody Woodpecker
    cartoon character
  • Woodrow "Woody" Fink
    character on TV's "Suite Life on Deck"
  • Woodrow "Woody" Strode
    character on TV's "Psych"