English (Norman) and French: nickname from Old French
druerie ‘love’, ‘friendship’, a derivative of dru
‘lover’, ‘friend’ (see Drew 3). In Middle English the word also
had the concrete meanings ‘love affair’, ‘love token’,
‘sweetheart’.English (Norman) and French: from a Germanic
personal name composed of Old High German triuwa ‘truth’,
‘trust’ + ric ‘power(ful)’.Irish (County
Roscommon): English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Mac an
Druaidh ‘son of the druid’. Compare Drew 6.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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