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    Woodrow

    WOOD-roh

    English
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Row of trees; Hedgerow
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Woodrow does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Row of trees; Hedgerow", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Woodrow.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1910s (0.24% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Woodrow stands in God's planting — cedars full of sap, gardens by the river, the ordered row of trees that declare the LORD's hand.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 104:16

      "The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted."

    • Numbers 24:6

      "As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters."

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