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Meaning of name Sherwood

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Meaning

The name Sherwood has the following meaning:

From the bright forest.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Sherwood is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Sherwood in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Sherwood is pronounced as sher-wood

Origins

Sherwood originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Sherwood and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sherwood: Boys - Anson, Baxter, Benny, Bryson, Butler, Dawson, Dillard, Edmund, Freeman, Harris, Harrison, Jamison, Jaquan, Jimmy, Kingston, Latrell, Lawton, Norwin, Olen, Pierce, Ples, Girls - Ceola, Dasia, Ebony, Elizebeth, Georgia, Geri, Jailene, Jenna, Marybeth, Scarlett, Both genders - Darian, Farris, Fleming, Hayden, Nancy

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Sherwood: Sheriff, Sherlock, Shermie, Shermy, Sherwoode, Shurwood, Shurwoode, Wood (Nickname), Woodie

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Sherwood are: Wood, Woody

Style

We think the name Sherwood should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sherwood to be: Dashing and tall chap

In one word, you might describe Sherwood as a(n) "dashing" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Sherwood (or its variants) are:

Sherwood Anderson, born on 13 September, a famous writer. Sherwood Anderson's background: An American writer, mainly of short stories, most notably the collection Winesburg, Ohio.

Sherwood Charles Schwartz, born on 14 November, a famous producer. Sherwood Charles Schwartz's background: An American television producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, and created the television series Gilligan's Island on CBS and The Brady Bunch on ABC. On March 7, 2008, Schwartz, still ebullient at ninety-one, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Sherwood Louis Boehlert, born on 28 September, a famous politician. Sherwood Louis Boehlert's background: A retired American politician from New York. He represented New York's upstate 24th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing.
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