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GirlPronounced Italian /lu.ˈt͡ʃiː.a/; German /ˈluː.tsi̯a/; German /luː.ˈtsiː.a/; Dutch /ˈly.si.aː/; English /ˈluː.ʃə/; English /lu.ˈsiː.ə/; Swedish /lɵ.ˈsiː.a/; Romanian /ˈlu.t͡ʃja/; Latin /ˈluː.ki.a/Slovak language family

Lúcia

Feminine form of Lucius.

Quick answer

Lúcia is a girl name.

Pronunciation: Italian /lu.ˈt͡ʃiː.a/; German /ˈluː.tsi̯a/; German /luː.ˈtsiː.a/; Dutch /ˈly.si.aː/; English /ˈluː.ʃə/; English /lu.ˈsiː.ə/; Swedish /lɵ.ˈsiː.a/; Romanian /ˈlu.t͡ʃja/; Latin /ˈluː.ki.a/.

GenderGirl
PronunciationItalian /lu.ˈt͡ʃiː.a/; German /ˈluː.tsi̯a/; German /luː.ˈtsiː.a/; Dutch /ˈly.si.aː/; English /ˈluː.ʃə/; English /lu.ˈsiː.ə/; Swedish /lɵ.ˈsiː.a/; Romanian /ˈlu.t͡ʃja/; Latin /ˈluː.ki.a/
Language familySlovak

Meaning and history

Feminine form of Lucius. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out, and thus she is the patron saint of the blind. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). It has been used in the England since the 12th century, usually in the spellings Lucy or Luce.

Notes and context

Usage: italian, german, dutch, english, swedish, norwegian, danish, romanian, slovak, ancient roman