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I think it would work today, though I much prefer the spelling Lucila. (this is from someone who's never seen Gladiator)

I like Lucilla and always have. Much nicer than whiney Lucille and frilly Priscilla! Since it would probably shorten to Lucy, that might be a consideration, but then I love Lucy and almost used it for my first DD.

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I don't like Julia or Marcelle or Tertia. Justine is good, if it counts, but not Justin. Maybe Justinian as a mn! I prefer Marcus to Mark and Julian to Julius.

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Also, some less authentic than others:

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Adrian (not Hadrian); Antonia; Cecily (not Cecilia or Caecilia); Celia (not Caelia); Horatio (not Horatius in spite of the Bridge); Marinus rather than Marina; Marius, somewhat; and Paul but not the fem forms.

I like it! I would use it.

This message was edited 4/15/2014, 1:09 PM

I think Lucilla could easily be used today. It's got that flowery feel to it that's popular with girl's names, plus it's similar to Lucy and Lucia but not as grown up sounding as Lucinda. Personally I don't like it much though, I like 'luc' and 'illa' on their own, but together it doesn't sound very pleasant... almost bacterial sounding.

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I think a lot of Roman name are still usable today honestly, because many are still in use or variations of them are still in use, which makes them more accessible in general imo

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My favorite Roman names:

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Augusta
Augustina
Augustus
Aurelia
Aurelius
Bellona
Caecilia
Camilla
Cassia
Cassian
Ceres
Cloelia
Cornelia
Diana
Evander
Felix
Hadriana
Hadrian
Julia
Juliana
Juno
Jupiter
Lara
Larunda
Laurentia
Lucia
Marcella
Marcellus
Marcus
Mariana
Mars
Mercurius
Mercury
Minerva
Naevia
Naevius
Nerva
Nona

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