Details for the forename Lucius

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Lucius (male)


Variants:	Lachtna (M) Lucas (M) Lucias (M) Lucio (M) Luke (M)
Derivative(s):	Lucas (M) Luciano (M) Lucien (M) Luke (M)
Feminine form:	Lucia (F) Lucilla (F) Lucy (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, especially US, from Latin lux, "light". NT Acts 13:1; Romans 16:21. This form is quite rare - Luke and Lucas are now more popular. In old documents in Latin, Lucius, Lucas or Lucias may be used for Luke, with appropriate case endings. The Irish Gaelic name Lachtna is sometimes Anglicized as Lucius. We have classified this connection between Lachtna and Luke as Lesser Synonyms.