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I'm very interested in Name meanings and I figured I'd find out the meanings of the BTVS & ATS Cast. To see if their meaning of their names are Like the personalities of the characters at all.

Buffy
From The Name Bunny

Gender: Female
Origin: American

Yes, I chased up Bunny to see what the meaning was.

Bunny
Little Rabbit

Gender: Female
Origin: American

Willow
From The Willow Tree

Gender: Female
Origin: English


Xander
From Alexander

Gender: Male
Origin: Greek


Alexander
Protector Of Mankind

Gender: Male
Origin: Greek


Giles
Baby Goat

Gender: Male
Origin: Greek


Rupert
Bright Fame

Gender: Male
Origin: French

Spike
Long, Heavy Nail

Gender: Male
Origin: American

William
Protector

Gender: Male
Origin: English

Tara
Craggy Hillside

Gender: Female
Origin: Celtic/Gaelic

Dawn
Diana, Sunrise

Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Anya
From The Name Anna

Gender: Female
Origin: Slavic

Yes, I chased this down to.

Anna
Gracious

Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew


Joyce
Merry

Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

And from Angel The Series

Angel
Angelic

Gender: Unisex
Origin: Greek

Liam
Determined Guardian

Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic/Gaelic

Cordelia
Daughter Of The Sea

Gender: Female
Origin: English

Doyle
Dark Foreigner

Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic/Gaelic

Francis
Free

Gender: Male
Origin: Latin

Wesley
The West Meadow

Gender: Male
Origin: German

Fred
Peaceful Ruler

Winifred
Friend Of Peace

Gender: Female
Origin: Celtic/Gaelic

Charles
Manly, Farmer

Gender: Male
Origin: German

Lorne
From The Name Lawrence

Gender: Male
Origin: English

Lawrence
Laurel-Crowned

Gender: Male
Origin: Latin

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Nix
nice one
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Tasha
giles tha baby goat
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Summerlilly
Very interesting!
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InsaneMystic
lol at the "baby goat"! nice work hun! :D
Spike: long, heavy nail. Ha ha ha ha ha lmfao.
Cool list though, name meaning interest me too, the characters names do seem connected to their personality i think. Also, I cant remember why but i always thought for some reason Buffy was something to Elizabeth?
My names lee and its old english for Tree. And i'm pretty much a tree.
 
I always thought Buffy was a nickname for Elizabeth too. (Of course in Buffy's case, "Buffy" is her actual name.)

Liam is just a shortening of William... so yes, that means Angel and Spike have the same first name.

Then there's Darla, which derives from "darling," which means "little dear."

Drusilla is the feminine version of the Roman name Drusus (a family name), which means "strong and sturdy." It's a Biblical name.

Oz is a nickname derived from Osbourne (his last name). It's an Anglo-Saxon name meaning originally "god-bear" -- which seems kind of appropriate, in a way, considering his werewolfyness.

Riley comes from the Irish Gaelic family name Raghallaigh, and means brave or valiant.

Faith of course comes from the word "faith," which comes from the Latin fidem.

Kennedy is from the Gaelic family name Cinneide, which means... um... "ugly head." Which doesn't seem to fit, but will delight all the Kennedy-haters out there.

Joss is short for Joseph, which comes from the Hebrew Yosef, which means "he will add."
 
I know that it's about name meanings and not namesakes but I can't ignore the name Cordelia.

King Lear anyone?
 
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