Drew - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Drew \d-

, also used as girl's name Drew, is pronounced droo. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "wise". Short form of Andrew. Used as an independent name since the 1960s. Dru is a French form. Football player Drew Bledsoe.

Drew has 2 variant forms: Dru and Drue.

For more information, see also the related name Drury.

Baby names that sound like Drew are Dre, Dray, Dore, Dyer, Trey and Tre.

Drew is a very common first name for men (#431 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1301 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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