Drew
See also: drew
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editProper noun
editDrew
- A diminutive of the male given name Andrew
- Synonym: Dru
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom 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”).
Proper noun
editDrew
- A male given name from the Germanic languages
- Synonym: Dru
- A female given name
- Synonym: Dru
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 488.
Etymology 3
editFrom Irish, adopted from the English surname above, and also reduced from an Druaidh, Ó Druaidh, Ó Draoi, "son of the Druid," from draoi (“druid”).
Proper noun
editDrew
- A surname.
Derived terms
editEtymology 4
editFrom any of the above.
Proper noun
editDrew
- An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, named after Drew E. Bennett.
- A city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named after Miss Drew Daniel.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, named after S. E. Drew.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, probably named after Robert Drew.
- A rural community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).
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