About VooWood

VooWood is an independent reference and puzzle site about names, meanings, words and language.

We built it around a simple observation: people often search for names by an idea—fire, light, strength, darkness, eternity—but internet lists frequently blur together genuine personal names, dictionary words, fictional inventions and symbolic associations. Those categories can all be interesting, but they should not be presented as if they are the same thing.

Our guides aim to make those distinctions clear. Our games use the same curated information so that playing can reinforce what you learn.

VooWood does not claim that every possible name has one fixed meaning. Meanings can depend on historical language, spelling, writing system, cultural usage and the path a name took between languages.

We welcome corrections when they are supported by reliable linguistic or historical evidence. See our Editorial Policy and Methodology for how we approach accuracy, or use the contact form to send us a correction.