Drewes as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Drewes

What is the meaning of the name Drewes ?

The baby name Drewes is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdruːəs/ (DROO-uhs) — alternative pronunciation: /ˈdruːɛs/ (DROO-ess).

Drewes is Dutch in Origin.

Drewes is a North German and Low German given name and surname derived from a medieval pet form of Andreas. The final -s reflects a genitive/patronymic ending common in Low Saxon and Dutch, yielding a sense of “Drew’s/Andreas’s son” as a byname. Ultimately it goes back to Greek Andreas (from aner/andros, “man; manly, brave”), so Drewes carries the meaning “manly” or “brave man.”

Documented in parish and civic records from the late Middle Ages through the 18th century in Northern Germany, East Frisia, and the Low Countries, Drewes appeared both as a baptismal name and later stabilized as a hereditary surname; as a given name today it is uncommon but regionally familiar. Variants and cognates include Drews, Drewis (rare), Drew, Dries (Dutch), Andries/Andreas, Andres, Anders, André, and Andrew. Feminine counterparts are Andrea and Andrée.

⚙ Drewes is a rare name. Our records hold just 16 recorded uses, spread over 3 countries.