Drucilla



Gender:
Origin: Latin
2 famous people named Drucilla found on Wikipedia.
3553 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 17245-th in year 2013
Best ranking: 660-th in year 1883

Meanings

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.
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, 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
Julia Drusilla, sister of Caligula
Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)
Fictional characters of this name include:
Drusilla, a DC Comics Amazon who worked with Wonder Woman
Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series Angel
The Worst Witch#Drusilla Paddock, in The Worst Witch children's novel series
Drusilla, a succubus in the Pibgorn webcomic


The strong one.

Famous People: 2 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Drucilla Winters
2 Drucilla Cornell 1950 American philosopher and feminist theorist