What does Drew mean?

Drew means "to bear, to carry; ghost; he who lives by a row of houses by a wood; male, manly, brave, virility"

How do we pronounce Drew?

Drew \drew, dr-ew\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Drew is sometimes used as a girl name name. Its pronunciation is DRuw- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Drew: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"

What is the origin of Drew?

Drew is used predominantly in the English, Scottish, and Welsh languages, and its origin is Old Greek, Germanic, and Old English. Drew is a short form of the name name Andrew (English, Greek, and Russian) in the English, Scottish, and Welsh languages. Drew a diminutive form of the name Drogo meaning (English). Drew a diminutive form of the name Woodrow meaning of name (English). See also the related forms, meaning of Drequan and Dreshawn pronounciation. Drew is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the modest height of its usage in 1985, 0.118% of baby boys were given the name Drew. It ranked at #126 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.069% and its ranking #247. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Drew, Andrew definition was the most popular. In 2010, it was used 10 times more than Drew. In the past century Drew has mostly been a baby boy name. In 2005, the name Drew was given to 7 times as many baby boys than girls.

A famous person named Drew is Comedian Drew Carey, born 23 May 1958, Cleveland, Ohio.

List of baby names Drew:

Dru meaning of name, Drue meaning of name (English), meaning of D'Or, meaning of Dar (Hebrew and English), what does the name Daray mean, name Dare origin (English), name Darow meaning, Darr pronounciation, Dawar name variations, Dawarr pronounciation, what does the name Dáire mean (Irish), what does the name Deatar mean, Deetar name popularity, baby name Der (English), nicknames for Derr, nicknames for Dhoire, short names for Dhoyre, Dobbyr name, baby name Dor, and Dore name popularity.

The baby name Drew fun facts:

The name Drew in reverse order is "Werd".

The numerological value of the name Drew is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Drew?

Drew is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.06%
20120.07%
20110.07%
20100.07%
20090.06%
20080.07%
20070.09%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames