Buffy or Buffie is a pet form of the female given name Elizabeth that is also in use as an independent name. It originated from a small child's lisping attempts to pronounce Elizabeth.[1]

Buffy
Anissa Jones as Buffy and Johnny Whitaker as Jody, circa 1967, starred in the television series Family Affair.
GenderFemale
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningPet form of Elizabeth

Usage

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The name ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn American girls between 1967 and 1977.[2] Its popularity coincided with the 1966 to 1971 air dates of the American television series Family Affair, in which child actress Anissa Jones played a character named Buffy. The name later became associated with the character Buffy Summers on the 1990s American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The name is still in occasional use. Seven American girls were given the name in 2022.[3]

People

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Given name

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Nickname

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Stage name

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  • Buffy (rapper) (born Kim Ju-hyeon, 1995) member of South Korean band MADTOWN

Fictional characters

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  • Buffy Summers, the title character in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer media franchise
  • Buffy Driscoll, a main character and Andi's best friend on Disney Channel's Andi Mack
  • Buffy Gilmore, a main character in Scary Movie
  • Buffy, the sister-in-law of Mike Motley in the 1976–2000 comic strip Motley's Crew
  • Buffy Patterson Davis, the twin sister to Jody on the 1966 TV series Family Affair

Notes

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity of the name Buffy in the United States". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Beyond the Top 1000". ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. Retrieved 30 October 2023.