Dracula

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdrakjʊlə/
  • the Transylvanian vampire in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula (1897).

Origin:

variant of Drakula, Dragwlya, names given to Vlad Ţepeş (Vlad the Impaler), a 15th-century prince of Wallachia renowned for his cruelty