Lucia (name)
Lucia is both a feminine given name and a surname. It comes from the Latin word Lux meaning 'light'. It is the feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius and can be alternatively spelled as Lucy. It is used in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Lúcia), German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Latvian and Slovak languages.[1]
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | Light |
| Region of origin | Latin |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Lucy, Luci, Luce, Lucie, Lucey, Lucio, Lucile, Luciana, Luciano, Lucinda, Cindy, Luca, Luz |
| Popularity | see popular names |
People with the name include:
Given name
- Sister Lúcia (1907–2005), one of three children who claimed to have seen and heard the Virgin Mary
- Lucia Cifarelli, member of industrial band KMFDM
- Lucía Etxebarria de Asteinza, Spanish writer
- Łucja Frey (Polish spelling), Polish physician and neurologist
- Lucia Galeazzi Galvani, Italian scientist
- Lucia Kimani, Bosnian athlete
- Lucia Krim, American child killed along with her brother by their nanny in 2012
- Lucia Liljegren, mechanical engineer and climate blogger
- Lucía López, Spanish field hockey player
- Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910–2005), Brazilian writer
- Lucia Mendez, Mexican actress and singer
- Lucia Micarelli, American violinist
- Lúcia Moniz, Portuguese singer and actress
- Lucia Pamela, musician
- Lucia Popp, operatic soprano
Surname
- Bruno Lucia, Australian stand-up comedian and performer
- Carmen Lucia (1902-1985), union organizer in the United States
- Douglas Lucia, U.S. Catholic bishop
- Fernando de Lucia, Italian tenor
- Gina Lucia, American artist
- Ray Lucia (born 1950), American financial advisor, author and radio and television host
Fictional characters
- Lucia, a playable character in Contra: Shattered Soldier, and boss in its sequel, Neo Contra
- Lucia Morgan, a playable character in Final Fight 3 and Street Fighter V
- Lucia, a playable character in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
- Lucia Raregroove, a major enemy in the Japanese manga/anime series Rave Master
- Lucia (Suikoden), a character in Suikoden II and Suikoden III
- Lucia von Bardas, Marvel Comics villainess
- Lucia, a popstar and golfer in Pangya
- Lucia, the main heroine of Lunar: Eternal Blue
- Lucia Nanami, the main protagonist of Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch series
- Lucia Konohana, a main heroine in the Key visual novel Rewrite
- Lucia, a playable character in Devil May Cry 2
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