lucia

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Definition of lucia in English English dictionary

A female given name

given name, female, from Italian

{i} female first name

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Hyphenation

Lu·cia

Turkish pronunciation

luşı

Pronunciation

/ˈlo͞osʜə/ /ˈluːʃə/

Etymology

() Latinate variant of Lucy, or today borrowed from modern Italian. Name of a Sicilian martyr, Latin Lucia, feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius, from lux "light".