dodd
/dˈɑd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An English surname from Middle English derived from a Middle English given name of obscure origin.
Countable; Uncountable
name
An unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
Alternative form of dod (to lop or cut off)
Example Sentences
- "As Dodd wrote in ‘The Empty Nest,’ “To me, it was glaringly obvious that parting from a child who has been the centre of your life for twenty-odd years is a really big deal. Yet while new parents are bombarded with advice, empty nest parents are left to muddle through what is arguably the most challenging phase of parenting.”"
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, dydrian