Drusilla
Drusilla is an English female given name coming from the Roman Drusus which itself derived from the Greek drosos . 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
People
- Drusilla
- Drusilla of Mauretania the Elder, possibly the granddaughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony
- Drusilla of Mauretania, possibly the great-granddaughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony
- Drusilla Modjeska, Australian writer and editor
- Drusilla Wills, British stage and film actress
Fictional characters
- Drusilla, an Amazon who works with Wonder Woman
- Drusilla, in the TV series and its spin-off Angel
- Drusilla Paddock, in The Worst Witch children's novel series
- Drusilla Blackthorn, from Cassandra Clare's trilogy The Dark Artifices
- Drusilla, a succubus in the webcomic Pibgorn
- Drusilla Clack, a hypocritical Evangelist in Wilkie Collins's novel The Moonstone
- Drusilla Sartoris, in William Faulkner's novel The Unvanquished
- Drusilla Arbuckle, Jon Arbuckle's cousin.
