Haigwood is a surname derived from the Scottish word "hawthorn." The phonetic transcription of this word is /ˈheɪθwʊd/. The "h" at the beginning of the word is pronounced with a voiceless /h/ sound. The "ai" sound is pronounced with a diphthong /eɪ/ as in "hay." The "th" sound is pronounced as a voiceless dental fricative /θ/. The final "w" sound is pronounced as a voiced bilabial approximant /w/, and the "oo" sound is pronounced as a short /ʊ/ vowel sound.