English Explanatory Dictionary

drew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past of draw
  2. past participle of draw
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.
name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A female given name.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  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).

Pronunciation

dro͞o /dɹuː/ /dɹuʊ̯/ en-us-drew.ogg

Word forms

drew

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

Dru

Related words

drawn Andy

Derived words

Drew County Drewsteignton Stanton Drew
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