Drusilla Forename

115,361st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,726 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Drusilla Forename Definition:

A female name. f. diminutive of Latin Drusus, a cognomen in use in the Livian gens, first assumed by the Livius who slew the Gaul Drausus. Livia Drusilla was the 2nd wife of Augustus, and another Drusilla was the d. of Drusus Germanicus and sister and mistress of Caligula.

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Drusilla Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
2,4541:147,7335,829
Nigeria
100%
2291:775,39021,077
England
100%
2171:256,2356,886
South Africa
100%
1381:395,16420,396
India
100%
1231:9,877,057298,289
Kenya
100%
1031:449,58413,128
Jamaica-521:55,4473,012
Papua New Guinea
100%
521:156,77513,706
Namibia-361:66,7833,675
Philippines
100%
341:3,117,92661,624
Uganda
100%
271:1,516,92322,266
Guyana
100%
261:29,3563,209
Solomon Islands
100%
261:22,3441,767
Malaysia
100%
191:1,602,62849,521
Netherlands
100%
131:1,300,16020,012
Zimbabwe
100%
131:1,186,44739,196
Wales
100%
121:257,8594,217
Estonia
100%
111:119,5804,476
Indonesia-111:23,451,243565,442
Canada
100%
111:3,012,12538,520
Pakistan
100%
101:19,435,768100,312
Brazil
100%
91:23,804,017218,524
Singapore
100%
91:698,56212,752
Italy
100%
91:6,784,67726,090
Scotland
100%
71:764,3388,248
Saint Lucia
100%
71:25,4022,434
Liberia
100%
61:735,34418,173
Cameroon
100%
61:3,601,75060,590
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
31:37,1933,592
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Belize
100%
21:177,1545,935
Czechia-21:5,328,0818,108
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Paraguay
100%
21:3,618,40211,946
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Malta-11:429,3603,141
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376

Drusilla (10) may also be a surname.

Drusilla Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. f. diminutive of Latin Drusus, a cognomen in use in the Livian gens, first assumed by the Livius who slew the Gaul Drausus. Livia Drusilla was the 2nd wife of Augustus, and another Drusilla was the d. of Drusus Germanicus and sister and mistress of Caligula. Herod Agrippa I probably called his d. Drusilla out of compliment to his patron Caligula; she is mentioned in Acts xxiv along with her husband Felix, Procurator of Judea. Like most other New Testament names, Drusilla was taken into use in the 17th C, and has been used from time to time since, more often in the USA than in England.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Af. diminutive of the Latin Drusus, ‘(a) strong (man)’, a well-known Roman surname of the Livian family; less probably the name comes from the Greek and signifies ‘dew-watered’. Now rare.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A female name derived from the Greek name Δρίσιλλα, which Bailey translates ‘dewy eyes.’ The word δροσος signifies dew, moisture, pure water; and, figuratively, what is tender, delicate, young.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Drew-sil'-lah, watered by the dew. The third daughter of Agrippa the Great She first married Aazus, king of the Emesenes; but in a short time left him, to marry Claudius Felix, governor of Judea. Acts xxiv. 24.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

A Greek name, meaning: Watered by the dew. (Latin) Strong.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Drusilla Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Druscilla94853/
Drusillah9443/
Druesilla9433/
Drussilla9421/
Drusillia9415/
Drushilla946/
Druisilla945/
Drusillas944/
Dreusilla944/
Drusiella941/
Drusillla941/
Druilla931/
Druslla931/
Druscillah8967/
Druscillia898/
Druiscilla893/
Dhrussilla891/
Dreuscilla891/
Druisillia891/
Drusscilla891/
Drussillah891/
Drussillia891/
Drucilla883,472/
Drusella88156/
Drusille8899/
Druzilla8846/
Drosilla8835/
Drisilla8835/
Druxilla884/
Drusillo883/
Drusylla882/
Drusclla881/
Drusllia881/
Drusslla881/
Drusllah881/
Drusla863/
Drulla861/
Drucillia8230/
Droscilla8211/
Drusiller8210/
Dreucilla8210/
Druscella829/
Drissilla828/
Drussella828/
Drucillah825/
Druesella825/
Drussille823/
Drucislla822/
Druchilla822/
Drushella822/
Druzzilla822/
Druscylla822/
Drisillah821/
Drucillaa821/
Druezilla821/
Druicilla821/
Druscille821/
Drusillie821/
Drauxilla821/
Druilia802/
Druclla801/
Driscillah783/
Drisscilla782/
Druecillia781/
Drusscella781/
Droscillah781/
Drouscella781/
Dhriscilla781/
Drula7712/
Drucella75277/
Drucille7562/
Druzella7557/
Drosella7514/
Drocilla7514/
Drucylla7512/
Drizella7511/
Drozilla754/
Druselle753/
Drosillo752/
Drutella752/
Drisella752/
Drucillo751/
Drucellia7115/
Drulia717/
Druezella715/
Druecella714/
Drizla713/
Drosellia713/
Droula713/
Draula713/
Drosla712/
Druciller712/
Drizzella712/
Dricillia712/
Drulat712/
Drisla712/
Drzulliah711/
Dreucella711/
Dreula711/
Dricillah711/
Driecilla711/
Drissella711/
Drocillia711/
Drolla711/
Drucielle711/
Drulad711/
Drulap711/
Drulas711/
Druseller711/
Drushelle711/
Draulia6731/
Draulas6714/
Drislia6712/
Druilio674/
Dreuciller671/
Drishla671/
Drollah671/
Drucillous671/
Druecellia671/
Drusley671/
Drollia671/
Drislah671/

Drusilla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drusilla in the Russian language
Друсиллаdrusilla-

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