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Drew.

A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/dɹuː/UK, US/dɹuʊ̯/UK, US
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.

name/dɹuː/UK, US/dɹuʊ̯/UK, US
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

  2. A female given name.

Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman Drew, Drieu, Drue, from Old French Drogon, Dreus, Drues (made popular by Charlemagne's son Drogo) from Old Dutch Drogo, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry, pull”), or from Proto-Germanic *draugaz (“phantom, apparition”).

name/dɹuː/UK, US/dɹuʊ̯/UK, US
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

From Irish, adopted from the English surname above, and also reduced from an Druaidh, Ó Druaidh, Ó Draoi, "descendant of the Druid", from draoi (“druid”).

name/dɹuː/UK, US/dɹuʊ̯/UK, US
  1. An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, named after Drew E. Bennett.

  2. A city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named after Miss Drew Daniel.

  3. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, named after S. E. Drew.

  4. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, probably named after Robert Drew.

  5. A rural community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).

Where this word comes from

From any of the above.

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