Dodd

== English == === Alternative forms === Dod === 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. === Proper noun === Dodd (countable and uncountable, plural Dodds) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== Dodds Dods == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dodd/, [dod] === Proper noun === Dodd m a male given name