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Lucey is an Irish,
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. Lucey has two distinct possible origins: of Norman origins derived from
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Lucius Lucius is a masculine given name derived from Lucius (Latin ; ), abbreviated L., one of the small group of common Latin forenames () found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius probably derives from Latin word ( gen. ), meaning "light" (<
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Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...
origins derived from Old Gaelic ''Ó Luasaigh'', anciently ''Mac Cluasaigh''. Alternative spellings are:
Lucie Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucie Ahl (born 1974), British tennis player * Lucie Arnaz (born 1951), American actress * Lucie Aubrac (1912–2007), member of ...
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Luci Luci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius (from Latin ''Lux'', genitive ''Lucis'', meaning "light"). Luci is also an ancient Norman territorial surname derived from ...
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Luce Luce may refer to: People * Luce (name), as a given name and a surname * Luce (singer) Places * Luče, a town in Slovenia * Luce, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Luce Bay, a large Bay in Wigtownshire in southern Scotland * Luce ...
. Lucey is also a
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. Lucey may refer to the following people: * Cornelius Lucey (1902–1982), Irish Catholic bishop * Donna Lucey, American writer * Dorothy Lucey (born 1958), American entertainment reporter * George Kenneth Lucey Jr. (born 1937), American engineer *
Harry Lucey Harry Lucey (November 13, 1913 – August 28, 1984) was an American comic artist best known for his work in MLJ Comics, MLJ and Archie Comics. He was the primary artist on ''Archie'', the company's flagship title, from the late 1950s through the m ...
(1913–1984), American comics artist, primary artist of ''Archie'' comics * Joe Lucey (1897–1980), American Major League Baseball infielder/pitcher *
Patrick Lucey Patrick Joseph Lucey (March 21, 1918 – May 10, 2014) was an American politician. A member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party, he served as the 38th governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977. He was also independent president ...
(1918–2014), American politician, governor of Wisconsin * Patrick J. Lucey (Illinois lawyer) (1871–1947), American politician * Robert Emmet Lucey (1891–1977), American Roman Catholic archbishop * Roger Lucey, South African musician, journalist, film maker * Stephen Lucey (born 1980), Irish sportsperson


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Luce (name) Luce is an American, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French and Italian surname. It is also a French and Italian feminine given name, variant of Lucia and Lucy, or masculine name, variant of Luc (given name). Meaning of given name Luce is "lig ...
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Lucy Lucy is an English language, English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings ar ...
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Luci Luci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius (from Latin ''Lux'', genitive ''Lucis'', meaning "light"). Luci is also an ancient Norman territorial surname derived from ...
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Lucie Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucie Ahl (born 1974), British tennis player * Lucie Arnaz (born 1951), American actress * Lucie Aubrac (1912–2007), member of ...
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De Lucy de Lucy or de Luci (alternate spellings: Lucey, Lucie, Luce, Luci) is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lucé in Normandy, one of the great baronial Anglo-Norman families which became rooted in England after the Norma ...
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