Dries name meaning
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What does Dries mean?
Frequently Used Dries mainly is used in Dutch, Low German and German aimed at boys, meaning of Dries is "The Brave or The Manly" has its origin in Old Greek. Dries is a derivation of Andrew.
Also Andrew is form of Andreas in English language. Andrew's meaning is Warrior and Brave came from Old Greek. Dries is shortened form of Andreas. Andreas is short form of Names Beginning with Ανδρo-.
Andreas is Welsh, Greek and German equivalent of Andrew. Meaning of Andreas is Manly, The Brave and Of a Man came from Old Greek.
Variants of Dries
Middle Names for Dries
Joes, Zoen, Eoin, Oras, Are, Montel, view more middle names that goes with Dries
How popular is the name Dries?
Dries used to be a common name in Belgium, first appeared in 1995 and over 3183 babies have been given the name in 24 years. When at its peak in 1999,. After 24 years, the name has past its prime.
Dries is a unique baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 600 names. Recently in 2018, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 510 on boy names chart when 28 babies were named Dries.
Dries is a rare baby name in England and Wales however it is still in use and also in Netherlands. Also, Dries is a familiar name in South Africa. At least, 8000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our findings.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10785 | 6 |
Facts
Dries in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 1117 | 285 | 0 | 5 |
 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Numerological analysis of Dries
You want to be surrounded with self-confident people who choose to work on success over complaining, talking about great things over gossiping, and solitude over you sometimes. You always compete with yourself. You hate routines and prefer freelance work. Your lively spirit and energy is commended by people. You lack self-discipline. Nothing can stop them from achieving what they intended. Explore yourself more.
Other names similar to Dries
- Margaïd means Pearl is used mostly in Breton has its origin in Greek
- Medea - Meaning of Medea is The Word Medesthai Which is of the Meaning to Meditate to Ponder or Clever is a baby girl name notably used in Swedish and Danish came from Old Greek
- Tobal is originated from Old Greek language is a baby boy name largely used in Spanish, Tobal means "Bearing Christ, Christ-bearer and To Carry". Tobal is short version of Christopher.
- Cybill - Cybill's meaning is Divinity Personifying Nature In Phrygian Mythology is originated from Phrygian and Greek, used largely in English is given to girls
- Arist predominantly is used in Greek, meaning of Arist is "Best"
Famous people named Dries
- Dries Buytaert, open-source software programmer notable as founder and lead developer of the Drupal content management system
- Dries van Agt, retired Dutch politician, judge
- Dries van der Lof, racing driver from the Netherlands
- Dries van Noten, Belgian fashion designer and an eponymous fashion brand
- Dries Devenyns, Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam
Lists having Dries
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with D
- Greek Boy Names
- Dutch Boy Names
- German Boy Names
- Popular Boy Names in Belgium (2004)
- Baby Names that mean Brave
- Baby Names that mean Manly
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/