Drew - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Drew \d-rew\ is pronounced droo. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "wise". Short form of Andrew. Used as an independent name since the 1960s. Dru is a French form. Football player Drew Bledsoe.

Drew has 2 variant forms: Dru and Drue.

For more information, see also the related name Drury.

Baby names that sound like Drew are Dre, Dray, Dore, Dyer, Trey and Tre.

Drew is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Drew. Click here to compare Drew with related baby names.