Drew Name Meaning & Origin
Drew
Origin of the name Drew:
Originally a short form of Andrew (manly), Drew is now commonly bestowed as an independent given name.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Comments and insights on the name Drew
The name Drew is of Greek origin and means "Man, Warrior" This name is considered to be a co-ed name and has been known to have ben taken from the name Andrew.
- Personal experiences with the name Drew
Our son was born in 2012 and we opted for Drew instead of Andrew because we liked the shorter more uncommon version, and why not name a kid what you are actually going to call him? It is easy to spell, pronounce, and not too common (no one at his daycare to my knowledge and even the nurse at the hospital said she hadn't had a drew in a long while. Overall we love it!
I have a brother named Drew, my parents were going to name him Andrew but a cousin was named that a month before. My other brother is named Elliott, so when saying it we say "Drew and Elliott", otherwise it sounds like "Elliot, Andrew". We don't want that to happen.
- Nicknames for Drew
My brother was call Drewster when he was younger
Drew-Bear, Drewster rooster (gets up so early), Drew-Drew, Drewfus , Drewby, ScoobyDrew, Drewber, Drewbee
Drewdle, Drewdledoo
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- Famous real-life people named Drew
Drew Carey, comic and actor
Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
Drew Doughty, hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings
Dr. Drew Pinsky, doctor and tv/radio personality
Drew Barrymore, actress
Drew Xaikowski Prositute of the Male variety
Drew Dirksen guitarist in band The Tide
Drew Seeley, Canadian-American actor, singer & dancer- Drew in song, story & screen
The song "Teardrops On My Guitar" mentions a boy named Drew
Drew Pickles character on Rugrats
Drew Torres, character on 'Degrassi In Too Deep'