Carpe Jugulum: Interlude
To fill in the time between my next update, I've noted down some facts about Hellsing, and how they relate to the series' spiritual predecessor, the novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker. Be warned, readers, you might actually learn something from the following paragraphs.
Firstly, the initial scenes in Dracula take place in the mountains of Transylvania, a region which makes up a third of present-day Romania. In Transylvania, it is common to refer to people by putting their Patronymic (Last name) first (For example, Dracula addresses the main character as 'Harker Jonathan' at one point in the novel). In my opinion, this is reflected by Seras/Ceres/Celes Victoria in the Hellsing anime and manga, with a character being referred to with what appears to be a flipped around version of a fairly standard English name.
Moving onto 'Ceres' herself, her name is the Roman name for the Greek goddess Demeter, who represented Death and Resurrection (Similar to what happens to Celes in Hellsing). In addition, Demeter appears in the book Dracula, as the name of a Russian merchant vessel that Dracula travels to England aboard.
Ok, that's enough education for now. Expect a new chapter of Carpe Jugulum soon.