Drusilla
Drusilla is an English female given name coming from the Roman Drusus which itself derived from the Greek drosos (dew). It has the meaning "fruitful" or "dewy-eyed". As a name appearing in the Bible it was adopted by English speakers in the 17th century. The name has never been very popular in the United States where, according to Social Security Administration records, from 1880 to 1914 its highest ranking of girls' names was 612 out of 1,000 in 1886.[1][2]
- Variations are Drucilla and Druscilla.
- Diminutive forms are Dru and Cilla (also more usually the diminutive of Priscilla)
Bearers of the name include:
- Drusilla (daughter of Herod Agrippa) (38-79)
- Drusilla of Mauretania the Elder (8BC?-?), possibly the granddaughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony
- Drusilla of Mauretania (born 38), possibly the great-granddaughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony
- Drusilla Modjeska (born 1946), Australian writer and editor
- Drusilla Wills (1884–1951), British stage and film actress
Fictional characters include:
- Drusilla, a DC Comics Amazon who works with Wonder Woman
- Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series Angel
- Drusilla Paddock, in The Worst Witch children's novel series
- Drusilla, a succubus in the Pibgorn webcomic
See also
- USS Drusilla (SP-372), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918
- Julia Drusilla, sister of Caligula
- Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)
- Livia Drusilla (58BC-29AD), third wife of Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar
- Drizella Tremaine, a character in Disney's 1950 film Cinderella
Notes
- ^ "Welcome to Everything Drusilla!". www.drusilla.net.
- ^ OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov.
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