Meaning, origin and history of the name Lucia

Gender Feminine

Usage Italian, German, Dutch, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman

Pronounced Pron. /lu.ˈt͡ʃiː.a/(Italian) /ˈluː.tsi̯a/(German) /luː.ˈtsiː.a/(German) /ˈly.si.jaː/(Dutch) /ˈluː.ʃə/(English) /lu.ˈsiː.ə/(English) /lɵ.ˈsiː.a/(Swedish) /ˈlu.t͡ʃja/(Romanian) /ˈluː.ki.a/(Latin) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Lucius. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out, and thus she is the patron saint of the blind. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). It has been used in the England since the 12th century, usually in the spellings Lucy or Luce.

Related Names

Rootlux

VariantsLuce(Italian) Luzia(German) Luus(Dutch) Lucinda, Lucy(English)

DiminutivesLucetta, Lucilla(Italian) Lucilla(Ancient Roman)

Masculine FormsLucio(Italian) Lucius(English) Loukios, Lucius(Ancient Roman)

Other Languages & CulturesLyusi(Armenian) Llúcia(Catalan) Lucija(Croatian) Lucie(Czech) Lucie, Luce, Lucette, Lucile, Lucille, Lucinde(French) Luca, Lúcia(Hungarian) Lūcija(Latvian) Lucinda(Literature) Liucija(Lithuanian) Łucja(Polish) Lúcia, Lucinda, Luzia, Lucila(Portuguese) Liùsaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Lucija(Slovene) Lucía, Luz, Lucila(Spanish) Lucero(Spanish (Latin American)) Lucero(Spanish (Mexican))

Same SpellingLúcia, Lucía

User SubmissionsLúcía, Lucìa