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Todd.

An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).

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  1. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. A river in the Northern Territory, Australia; named for early immigrant Alice Bell Todd (wife of astronomer Charles Todd).

  4. A place in the United States: A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.

  5. A place in the United States: A ghost town in Morgan County, Missouri; named for postmaster Jonathan Todd.

  6. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Watauga County and Ashe County, North Carolina; named for American Civil War veteran Joseph Warren Todd.

  7. A place in the United States: A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.

  8. A place in the United States: A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

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