WOODY  

Gender: M
Origin: Diminutive of WOODROW

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.

Variations:
Woodie, Woodey

Woody is being discussed in our message boards:

• A thought
• Naming a girl after William or George
• Arlo?????
• A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia
• My pets and why they have their names...

Read Nameberry blog posts about Woody:

• HOT BABY NAME: Max in the Spotlight
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO
• Z NAMES: Beyond Zoe & Zachary
• CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!
• FROM THE RIDICULOUS TO THE SUBLIME