Fay vs Wood

Fay

name
  • An Anglo-Irish surname transferred from the nickname, Anglicized from de Fae a Norman family that settled in Ireland. 

  • A female given name, pet form of Faith or Frances; often used as a middle name. 

  • A surname from Irish, anglicized from Ó Fiaich and Ó Fathaigh. (see Fahey.) 

Wood

name
  • An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood. 

  • A small town in Mellette County, South Dakota. 

  • An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia. 

  • A town in Wood County, Wisconsin. 

  • Three townships in the United States, listed under Wood Township. 

  • An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Missouri. 

  • A surname originating as an occupation for a woodsman. 

  • An unincorporated community in Franklin County, North Carolina. 

  • An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa. 

  • An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Fulton County and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. 

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