Entry № 2665 · Latin origin

Drusilla Drusilla — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ droo-SIL-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Strong; from the Drusi family"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "strong; from the drusi family".

Drusilla comes from the Roman family name Drusus — possibly meaning "strong" or "firm." In the New Testament, Drusilla was the Herodian Jewish princess who married the Roman governor Felix and heard Paul preach (Acts 24:24).

Drusilla is widely associated with literary characters; Drusilla in Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the contemporary fictional bearer.

From the Drusi. The Herodian princess.

The name in its native script.

Drusilla
Transliteration
Drusilla
Pronunciation
/ druːˈsɪl.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Drusilla stands.

Drusilla does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Drusillas before her.

Real people
Drusilla
Herodian princess.
c. 38 – 79 CE
In fiction
Drusilla
Vampire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
WB, 1997–2003

Names connected to Drusilla.

The number behind Drusilla.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Drusilla reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.