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Sherwood

SHUR-wuud
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A surname, or the name of the historic forest in Nottinghamshire, England.
"Robin Hood is said to have lived in Sherwood Forest."

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In plain EnglishBest known as the forest linked to the Robin Hood legend.

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Etymology

From Old English scir ("shire") + wudu ("wood") — "the wood belonging to the shire".

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