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I ran into a homeless dude last night while listening to a Woody Guthrie song. Guthrie's full name was Woodrow Wilson Guthrie. This guy's full name was Woodrow Wilson Bailey III. Thought that was pretty damn neat.Anyway, I really like the name Woody. If I were to ever use it it would likey just be on its own, but I'm wondering what potential long forms are out there... I don't really like Woodrow.
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The only person called Woody I have ever known was named Walter.

This message was edited 2/1/2013, 6:44 PM

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What about like a tree-name nn "Woody" that could be something! Or do you want something specifically with wood in it.
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Yo I dunno!
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What about Would.Would nn WoodySUPERPOETICBlackwood, Hazelwood, Woods, Atwood, Mirkwood if you're into Lord of the Rings, Sherwood?
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y'know, just plain 'Woods' is kind of awesome
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I thought so too!
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Good point! It's better than Forest.

This message was edited 1/29/2013, 9:51 AM

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omg Would
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I love Woody as a nickname for Woodrow! Other possibilities include Elwood, Linwood, and Sherwood, which is my second favorite long form for Woody.
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I really like Linwood and Sherwood.
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I don't like Woody at all. I think of Toy Story, Woody Woodpecker and slang for erections. None of these are particularly good associations!If I had to use it, it would be as a nickname for Edward.
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What's wrong with the toy story woody? seems like a nice guy
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So is Buzz Lightyear, but I wouldn't want to be named Buzz :P
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Good point, but Woody and Buzz were modelled after two awesome real-life dudes, Woody Guthrie and Buzz Aldrin!
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Woody is kinda fun and goofy.I have a student named Cassidy and his brother's name is Elwood "Woody". I think its really funky.
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That's a super cute brother set!
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A friend of my boyfriend and me has a dog named Woodford (after Woodford whiskey). He is usually just called Woody and his (loose) middle name is Richard so our friend occasionally calls him Whiskey Dick, heh.I think Woody is problematic as a nickname, but I think I have learned to warm to it a bit at least for animals.
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lololYeah Woody seems like it would be perfecto for an animal, right? It's cute and down to earth, but not Max Lucy Bailey or Sadie. Maybe I'll think about that first.
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Woody was my creepy one legged uncle's nickname, they called him that because of his wooden leg so that is all I think of. Woodrow is kind of nice in my opinion but Woody just makes me think of fake legs and slang for boners.
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that's really creepy
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Why would you not like Woodrow!? It's so cool compared to other wood-name options you might dream up. I love Woodrow. Woody is the main reason I don't like it more. I just keep thinking of the crude slang term, and how it sounds sort of like Rudy said through a mouthful of food. It seems about as revivable as Dick. But when you mention Woody Guthrie, it doesn't seem as bad.
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I just don't like it phonetically or how it looks. Just seems like a disorganized cluster of letters.
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my thoughts! Woodrow is def the coolest of the Woody options. There's also Fleetwood.I like Woodrow, and actually I'm a big fan of Woody Harrelson, so I want to like it more than I do. But aside from the unshakable slang associations, it just doesn't sound nice. I keep doing this breathy progression in my head: woody ---> wooty --->whooty ---> hooty ..... Hootie and the Blowfish!
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I was inspired by you, to google "Woody and the Peckers" because I thought there HAD to be such a band. Sure enough there is. Har.
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There are surnames / place names with "wood" in them. Sherwood, Linwood, Woodston, Woodbridge, Lockwood, Woodford, Woodman, Brentwood, Haywood, Greenwood, Kirkwood, etc. etc.
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Oh I like these, esp Kirkwood!Haywood I think I would like a lot, if I didn't spend about fifty hours as a tween cackling about the name Haywood Jablome.
http://www.snopes.com/media/goofs/heywood.asp
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Woodson
Woodstock
Woodward
Wedgwood
Sherwood
Sylvester
Silvanus
Forrest
Ellwood
Norwood I'm not a huge fan of Woody, just can't separate it from the slang usage of 'having wood'.
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Good ideas. Wedgewood is actually kinda funny, since I life really close to a street Wedgewood. Maybe I could get dogs and name them Wedgie and Woody
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Cool coincidence.Elwood?
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I wish I were a little more into the El- sound...
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How did you find out this homeless guy's full name? (And how do you know it's his real name?)Woody is pretty problematic as a full name. Woody Woodpecker is only the mildest of those problems.I know of one Woody. His last name has Wood in it but I forget what it is. It may just be Wood or Woods.
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We had a conversation. I don't know it was his real name, but I hadn't told him I was listening to Woody Guthrie before, so it would have been pretty goofy and random for him to have lied.
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My friend has a son Edward III they call Woody. Just a thought.
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I love that.
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