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
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 ...
. It is used in French (Lucie), Romanian, Italian, Spanish (Lucía), Portuguese (Lúcia), English, and Slavic languages.
Given name
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Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Saint Vincent ...
(283–304), Christian saint and martyr (also known as Saint Lucy)
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Sister Lúcia (1907–2005), one of three children who claimed to have seen and heard the Virgin Mary
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Lucia H. Faxon Additon (1847–1919), American writer, teacher, social reformer
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Lucia Albano (born 1965), Italian politician
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Lucia Aniello (born 1983), Italian-born American director, writer, and producer
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Lucia Apolzan (1911–2001), Romanian ethnographer, anthropologist
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Lucia Berlin (1936–2004), American short story writer
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Lucia Bosè (1931–2020), Italian actress
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Lucia Bosetti
Lucia Bosetti (born 9 July 1989, Tradate) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Italy women's national volleyball team.
She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games ...
(born 1989), Italian volleyball player
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Lucia Bronze, better known as Lucy Bronze (b. 1991), English footballer, played as Lucia Bronze at some youth level
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Lucia Cifarelli (born 1970), member of industrial band KMFDM
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Lucía Etxebarria de Asteinza (born 1966), Spanish writer
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Łucja Frey (Polish spelling) (1889–1942?), Polish physician and neurologist
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Lucia Field (born 2004), Australian dancer and singer children's entertainer, The Wiggles and Daughter of Anthony Field
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Lucia Galeazzi Galvani (1743–1788), Italian scientist
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Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet (1923–2021), widow of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet
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Lucia Ruggles Holman (1793–1886), teacher and letter writer; first American woman to sail around the world
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Lucía Jiménez (born 1978), Spanish actress
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Lucia Joyce (1907–1982), dancer
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Lucia Kimani (born 1981), Bosnian athlete
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Lucia Krim, American child killed along with her brother by their nanny in 2012
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Lucia Kurilovská (born 1967), Slovak politician
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Lucía Lacarra (born 1975), Spanish ballet dancer
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Lúcia G. Lohmann, Brazilian botanist
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Lucía López (born 1974), Spanish field hockey player
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Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910–2005), Brazilian writer
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Lucia Mendez (born 1955), Mexican actress and singer
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Lucia Micarelli (born 1983), American violinist
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Lucia Migliaccio, Duchess of Floridia (1770–1826)
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Lúcia Moniz (born 1976), Portuguese singer and actress
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Lucia Pamela (1904–2002), musician
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Lúcia Petterle (born 1949), Brazilian doctor and beauty queen
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Lucía Pinochet (born 1943), daughter of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet
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Lucia Plaváková (born 1984), Slovak politician
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Lucia Popp (1939–1993), operatic soprano
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Lucia Rijker (born 1967), Dutch professional boxer
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Lucía Rodríguez (athlete) (born 1998), Spanish athlete
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Lucia Runkle (1844–1922), American editorial writer
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Lucia Siposová (born 1980), stage, television and film actress
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Lucia Toader (1960–2013), Romanian rower
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Lucía Topolansky (born 1944), Uruguayan politician
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Lucía Trasviña Waldenrath, Mexican politician
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Lucía Jiménez Vicente (born 1997), Spanish field hockey player
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Lucía Villalón (born 1988), Spanish sports journalist and television presenter
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Lucia Virasinghe-Chinnappa (1894 - 1980), Sri Lankan medical doctor
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Lucía Zaráte (1863–1890), Mexican entertainer
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Lucia Zedner (born 1961), British legal scholar
Surname
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Bruno Lucia (born 1960), Australian stand-up comedian and performer
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Carmen Lucia (1902–1985), union organizer in the United States
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Douglas Lucia (born 1963), U.S. Catholic bishop
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Fedez (born as Federico Leonardo Lucia in 1989), Italian rapper
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Fernando de Lucia (1860/1861–1925), Italian tenor
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Gina Lucia, American artist
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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''
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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, an adoptable NPC in Skyrim.
* Lucia, a non-playable
Mii opponent in the ''
Wii'' series
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Lucia Raregroove, a major enemy in the Japanese manga/anime series ''Rave Master''
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Lucia (Suikoden), a character in ''Suikoden II'' and ''Suikoden III''
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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''
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Lucia (Devil May Cry), a playable character in ''Devil May Cry 2''
* Lucía Caminos, one of two playable protagonists in ''
Grand Theft Auto VI''
* Lucia, the real name of Mimì, the opera heroine of Puccini's La Bohème
* Lucia Greco, a main character in
The White Lotus
* Lucia, leader and romanceable character in ''
Sun Haven''
* Lucia, a character in ''
Disney Jr. Ariel''
* Lucia, a playable character in the game Punishing: Gray Raven.
See also
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Lucia (disambiguation)
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Santa Lucia (disambiguation)
References
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English feminine given names
Italian feminine given names
Feminine given names
Slavic feminine given names
Spanish feminine given names
Romanian feminine given names