Lucia

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Lucia is a feminine given name . The male form is Lucius .

Origin, meaning, day of remembrance

The name Lucia is derived from the Latin word lux ("light") and therefore means "the shining one", "the light". Before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century, the winter solstice fell on December 13th, which is the feast day of St. Lucia in the liturgy of the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches . On December 13th, the “return of light” in the cycle of the seasons was celebrated. In Scandinavia, the Lucia Festival is celebrated particularly solemnly.

variants

Luzie , Luz, Luzia, Lucía (Spanish), Lucya, Lucy (English), Lucie (French, Czech), Lucia (Slovak, Italian, Romanian), Łucja (Polish), Lucija (Croatian, Slovenian), Lycja (Russian) , Lüzza (Rhaeto-Romanic)

With L

Lucilla (Italian), Lucille (French)

With N

Lucinde (German), Lucienne (French), Lucian (Latin), Luciana (Italian / Spanish / Portuguese), Lucina (Latin), Lucyna (Polish), Luciene (Brazilian), Lucinda

Well-known namesake

First name

Lucia , Lúcia or Lucía:

Lucie:

Luz:

Luzia:

Luzie:

variants

Lucienne:

Lucile:

Lucilla:

  • Lucilla (148 / 49–181 / 82), daughter of the Roman emperor Mark Aurel and the wife of his co-emperor Lucius Verus

Lucille:

family name

Lucie:

Lucia:

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Lucia on behindthename.com (Engl.)