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. It is used in Armenian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, French, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Portuguese, and in English it is a Latinate variant of Lucy, used in England since the 12th century usually in the spellings Lucy or Luce.
Variations
Lucie, Luzia, Lucilla
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