Drest: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Pictish (royal name)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
DREST

Drest is a Pictish (royal name) boy's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Celtic Mythology Baby Names — Wild, Poetic, and Wonderfully Untamed.

Meaning & Origin of Drest

Origin: Pictish (royal name).

A common claim: "Tumult" or "noise" Actually: There's no reliable evidence that this name means 'tumult' or 'noise.'

How to Pronounce Drest

DRESTIPA /drɛst/

Popularity of Drest

Drest doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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