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Lucia (female)

Variants:Lucy (F) Lucetta (F) Luz (F)
Pet Name(s):Luciella (F) Lucilla (F) Lucille (F)
Derivative(s):Luciana (F) Lucienne (F) Lucilla (F) Lucinda (F) Lucy (F)
Masculine form:Lucius (M)
   
Source(s): English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Italian, from a Roman family name Lucius, meaning "light". Also Spanish with a stress: Lucía.

In old English documents written in Latin, Lucia may be used for Lucy, with appropriate case endings.
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