Surname · also German
Droge
“dry, boring, unfriendly”
Droge is a surname from German, ultimately from Middle Dutch.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Droge goes back to Middle Dutch drôge, meaning “dry, boring, unfriendly.”
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Where it comes from
Droge comes from German, and ultimately from Middle Dutch.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From German Dröge, from Dutch Droge, from Middle Dutch drôge (“dry, boring, unfriendly”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Droge’s family of names
In English usage, Droge as a surname has a related form in DROKE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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