Drusilla is an English female given name derived ultimately from the Roman Drusus, in turn from the Greek drosos (dew). It has the meaning fruitful or dewy-eyed. As a name appearing in the Hebrew Bible it was adopted by English speakers in the 17th Century. It is not a common contemporary name, and is most usually found in the U.S. Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Variations are Drucilla and Druscilla.
Diminutive form is Cilla (also more usually the diminutive of Priscilla)
Famous bearers of the name include: α ɑPriscilla is an English female given name derived from the Latin priscus (old). ...
This article is about the sister of the Roman Emperor Caligula. ... For the identically named daughter of Germanicus, see Drusilla. ... Front and back of a Judean coin from the reign of Agrippa I. Agrippa I also called the Great (10 BCE - 44 CE), King of the Jews, the grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus IV and Berenice. ... Drusilla (born circa 1840 in London, England) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ...
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