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Revision as of 05:57, 27 August 2022
See also: drew
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -uː
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Drew
- A diminutive of the male given name Andrew
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
- A female given name
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 of Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).
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- 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
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- en:Places in Georgia, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Oregon, USA
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- en:Villages in Ontario
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
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- English unisex given names