Heywood

American  

[hey-wood] / ˈheɪ wʊd /

noun

1. John, 1497?–1580?, English dramatist and epigrammatist.

2. Thomas, 1573?–1641, English dramatist, poet, and actor.

3. a male given name.

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Heywood ¹ British  

/ ˈheɪˌwʊd /

noun

1. John. ?1497–?1580, English dramatist, noted for his comic interludes

2. Thomas. ?1574–1641, English dramatist, noted esp for his domestic drama A Woman Killed with Kindness (1607)

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Heywood ² British  

/ ˈheɪˌwʊd /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Rochdale unitary authority, Greater Manchester, near Bury. Pop: 28 024 (2001))

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Example Sentences

For the foreseeable future, the right answer will be the current style of hybrid with a traditional engine, says James Heywood, who literally wrote the textbook on modern internal combustion engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“Anyone who knows Chauncey Billups knows he is a man of integrity,” attorney Chris Heywood said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

“Anyone who knows Chauncey Billups knows he is a man of integrity; men of integrity do not cheat and defraud others,” Chris Heywood, Billups’ attorney, said in a statement Tuesday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Prosecutor Mark Heywood said the guilty pleas were "satisfactory" because the bribery charges reflected the criminal activities.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Editorial writer Heywood Broun also connected the panic to the crisis in Europe.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow