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View Name: Sherwood


SHERWOOD
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: SHUR-wuwd   [key]
Meaning & History
From an English place name (or from a surname which was derived from it) meaning "bright forest". This was the name of the forest in which the legendary outlaw Robin Hood made his home.
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