Third-person singular present tense of 'dry', meaning to remove moisture or become free of liquid. Also a Dutch given name meaning 'thrice' or relating to Andrew.
As a verb: from Old English dryge 'dry' + suffix. As a name: from Dutch/Flemish, ultimately from Greek Andreas 'manly'. The name Dries represents the Dutch diminutive form of Andries (Andrew), showing how names evolve through linguistic shortcuts.
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