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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

Buffy is a pet form of the female given name Elizabeth.[1]

Usage

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] Buffy or Buffie may also refer to:

People

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Nickname

Stage name

Fictional characters

Other uses

Notes

  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.

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