Todd.
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).
Meaning & usage
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A river in the Northern Territory, Australia; named for early immigrant Alice Bell Todd (wife of astronomer Charles Todd).
A place in the United States: A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
A place in the United States: A ghost town in Morgan County, Missouri; named for postmaster Jonathan Todd.
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.
A place in the United States: A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
A place in the United States: A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
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