Drew

Drew can be an (informal) proper noun, or one form odf a verb.

• Drew is a short form of the forename Andrew. There are two main types of such shortenings: they are convenient for writing, e.g. in lists; or they are essentially spoken pet-names, and thus informal. (See Conventional abbreviations for forenames.)

Short form	Long form	Informal or written	Other short forms	Remarks
Drew	Andrew	informal	Andy; Dand(y); Nand; Drew	Dand(y) and Nand are mostly used in Scotland, Drew in the USA

There is a list of similar names at Conventional abbreviations for forenames, as well as the category:short names

Note that any informal form may be spelled in different ways. Notably, any spelling listed that ends in '-ie' may be written with the ending '-y', and vice versa.

• drew is the past tense form of the irregular verb 'to draw'