Lucia
[luˈtʃi.a]Meaning
feminine form of the Latin name Lucius, from lux, light
Background Story
Lucia is the feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius, from the Latin lux, "light". In English it is a Latinate variant of Lucy, and it has been used in England since the 12th century, usually in the spellings Lucy or Luce. It is also used in Armenian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, French, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Portuguese.
Variations
Lucie, Luzia, Lucilla
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