Dodd.
An English surname from Middle English derived from a Middle English given name of obscure origin.
Meaning & usage
An English surname from Middle English derived from a Middle English given name of obscure origin.
An unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain, but possibly from any of the following: # Old English personal names Dodd(a), Dudd(a) # The Proto-Germanic root *dudd-/*dodd- (“rounded”), denoting a rounded, lumpish man, or a stupid person. # The same root as Old English dydrian (“to deceive”), denoting a deceiver. # The verb dod (“to make bare, to lop off”), to denote a fairly hairless person.
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