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Drew

Pronunciation: /dɹuː/

The English word “Drew” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, named after Drew E. Bennett.
  2. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, named after S. E. Drew.
  3. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, probably named after Robert Drew.
  4. A rural community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).

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”).

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