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==English== |
==English== |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{enPR|dro͞o|a=UK,US}}, {{IPA|en|/dɹuː/|/dɹuʊ̯/}} |
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* {{rhymes|uː| |
* {{rhymes|en|uː|s=1}} |
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===Etymology 1=== |
===Etymology 1=== |
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Shortened form of {{m|en|Andrew}} |
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====Proper noun==== |
====Proper noun==== |
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{{en-proper noun}} is always right, under any circumstances, and Kiara is literally wrong at every point in time |
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#: {{syn|en|Dru}} |
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=====Related terms===== |
=====Related terms===== |
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* {{l|en|Andy}} |
* {{l|en|Andy}} |
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===Etymology 2=== |
===Etymology 2=== |
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From {{ |
From {{der|en|xno|Drew}}, {{m|fro|Drieu}}, {{m|fro|Drue}}, from {{der|en|fro|Drogon}}, {{m|fro|Dreus}}, {{m|fro|Drues}} (made popular by [[w:Charlemagne|Charlemagne's]] son [[w:Drogo of Metz|Drogo]]) from {{der|en|odt|Drogo}}, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly from {{der|en|gmw-pro|*dragan|t=to carry, pull}}, or from {{der|en|gem-pro|*draugaz|t=phantom, apparition}}. |
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====Proper noun==== |
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{{en-proper noun}} |
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# {{ |
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# {{given name|en|female}} |
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====Further reading==== |
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* {{R:en:DAFN}} |
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===Etymology 3=== |
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From {{der|en|ga|-}}, adopted from the English surname above, and also reduced from {{m|ga|an}} {{m|ga|Druaidh}}, {{m|ga|Ó}} {{m|ga|Druaidh}}, {{m|ga|Ó}} {{m|ga|Draoi}}, "son of the [[Druid]]," from {{m|ga|draoi|t=druid}}. |
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====Proper noun==== |
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{{en-prop}} |
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# {{surname|en}}. |
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=====Derived terms===== |
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* {{l|en|Drew County}} |
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===Etymology 4=== |
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From any of the above. |
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====Proper noun==== |
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{{en-prop}} |
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# {{place|en|ucomm|co/Forsyth County|s/Georgia|c/USA}}, named after Drew E. Bennett. |
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# {{place|en|city|co/Sunflower County|s/Mississippi}}, named after Miss Drew Daniel. |
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# {{place|en|ucomm|co/Laclede County|s/Missouri}}, named after S. E. Drew. |
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# {{place|en|ucomm|co/Douglas County|s/Oregon}}, probably named after Robert Drew. |
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# {{place|en|rural community|in|co/Wellington County|p/Ontario|c/Canada}}, named after {{w|George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP)}}. |
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===Anagrams=== |
===Anagrams=== |
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* {{anagrams|en|a=derw|DEWR}} |
* {{anagrams|en|a=derw|DEWR}} |
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[[Category:English diminutives of male given names]] |
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[[Category:English unisex given names]] |
[[Category:English unisex given names]] |
Revision as of 11:19, 26 July 2024
See also: drew
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Drew
- A diminutive of the male given name Andrew
- Synonym: Dru
Related terms
Etymology 2
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”).
Proper noun
Drew
- A male given name from the Germanic languages
- Synonym: Dru
- A female given name
- Synonym: Dru
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 488.
Etymology 3
From 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
Drew
- A surname.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
From any of the above.
Proper noun
Drew
- 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).
Anagrams
Categories:
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/uː
- Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English diminutives of male given names
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Old Dutch
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English male given names from Germanic languages
- English female given names
- English terms derived from Irish
- English surnames
- en:Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Georgia, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in Mississippi, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Mississippi, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Oregon, USA
- en:Places in Oregon, USA
- en:Villages in Ontario
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- English unisex given names