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drew¹

  • /dɹuː/
  • /dɹuʊ̯/

Rhymes with -uː

verb

  1. past simple past of draw Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.
  2. colloquial, nonstandard, participle, past past participle of draw

Drew²

  • /dɹuː/ UK, US
  • /dɹuʊ̯/ UK, US

Rhymes with -uː

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Andrew. In November 2024, Kiley won reelection in the district where Folsom is located by about 11 points, though Trumps' victory was closer to 3 points, according to data compiled by analyst Drew Savicki and cited by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.

    Similar: Dru

Drew³

  • /dɹuː/ UK, US
  • /dɹuʊ̯/ UK, US

Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

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

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    Similar: Dru

  2. A female given name. On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala.

    Similar: Dru

Drew⁴

  • /dɹuː/ UK, US
  • /dɹuʊ̯/ UK, US

Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

From Irish, adopted from the English surname above, and also reduced from an Druaidh, Ó Druaidh, Ó Draoi, "descendant of the Druid", from draoi (“druid”).

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Drew⁵

  • /dɹuː/ UK, US
  • /dɹuʊ̯/ UK, US

Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

From any of the above.

proper noun

  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).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: did, gave, withdrew, took, fired, stressed, shot, pull, inspired, established, received, put, focused, remind, advised, attracted

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Chicago

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@misc{drew_2026,
  title = {drew},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drew},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}