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What does Dru mean?
Dru 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Dru) is a Greek, Welsh and Old French name, and the name Dru means "man, warrior; wise; loved one". Dru is an alternate form of Andrew (Greek). Dru is also a variant of Drew (Welsh). Dru is also used as a variant of Drury (Old French).
Variations
VARIANT Drue
RELATED FORMS VIA ANDREW, DREW, DRURY Andru, Drud, Drugi
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dru Alden (D.A.), ..
How popular is Dru?
Dru is a rare first name for males. Dru is an equivalently rare surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dru was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its highest rank of #1251 in the U.S. in the year 1999, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Dru are Andrew (#43 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Drew (#461), Andru and Drury. These forms of Dru reached the height of their popularity in the year 1990 (AVERAGE #1233) and are now significantly less widespread (#1300, 75% LESS USAGE), with forms like Drew becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Dru is alike in pronunciation to Dray and Dre. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ara, Ard, Ari▲, Arn, Art, Arun, Arv, Ary, Bri, Cruz▲, Da-, Dag, Dai, Dal, Dan▼, Dar, Dard, Dart, Daw, Dax▲, Day, De-, Dee▼, Del, Den, Deri, Derk, Des, Deus, Dev, Dex, Dirk▼, Dix, Dod, Dom, Don▼, Dor, Dore, Dory, Doug▼, Dov, Dow, Dyrk, Eri, Erl, Ern, Erv, Fry, Ira▼, Irl, Irv, Kruz, Lou▼, Nuru, Or, Oro, Orv, Ryu, Tau, Thu, Toru, Tre▼, True and Uri. These names tend to be more frequently used than Dru.
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