Todd

See also: todd

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɑd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɒd/

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• Rhymes: -ɒd
• Homophone: tod

Proper noun

Todd

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. An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States; named for American Civil War veteran Joseph Warren Todd.
5. A ghost town in Missouri, United States; named for postmaster Jonathan Todd.

Alternative forms

• (surname): Tod

Derived terms

• todd
• Todd County
• Todd's syndrome

Related terms

• tod

References

• Behind the name: "Todd", accessed on 2005-05-30