Baby name

RISING BOY · ENGLISH (SURNAME)
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Woodson

/WOOD · suhn/


“Possibly son of the woods”

An English surname now occasionally used as a first name for boys. It comes from the Old English word 'wudu', meaning 'wood', either as a topographic surname for the son of someone who lived in or near a wood, or as an occupational surname for the son of a woodcutter or forester.

stronggrounded

How it ages.

A sturdy surname-name that reads as modern and everyday rather than trendy.

The cultural moment.

Rare as a first name; better known as an English surname, and used occasionally for boys in the United States.