Drew
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- United Kingdom//dɹuː//
- United Kingdom//dɹuʊ̯//
A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.
proper noun
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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.
proper noun
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A male given name from the Germanic languages.
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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.
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”).
proper noun
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A surname.
Etymology
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
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An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, named after Drew E. Bennett.
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A city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named after Miss Drew Daniel.
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An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, named after S. E. Drew.
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An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, probably named after Robert Drew.
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A rural community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).
Etymology
From any of the above.
Drew · A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.
dried · Without water or moisture, said of something that has…drift · Movement; that which moves or is moved. Anything driven at…drifting · Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.