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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. It is used in French (Lucie), Romanian, Italian, Spanish (Lucía), Portuguese (Lúcia), English, and Slavic languages.^[1]

Lucia
Origin
Gender	Female
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	Light
Region of origin	Ancient Rome
Other names
Related names	Lucy, Luci, Luce, Lucie, Lucey, Lucio, Lucile, Luciana, Luciano, Lucinda, Cindy, Luca, Luz, Lucija
Popularity	see popular names

Given name

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Saint Lucia (283–304), Christian saint and martyr (also known as Saint Lucy)
Sister Lúcia (1907–2005), one of three children who claimed to have seen and heard the Virgin Mary
Lucia H. Faxon Additon (1847–1919), American writer, teacher, social reformer
Lucia Albano (born 1965), Italian politician
Lucia Aniello (born 1983), Italian-born American director, writer, and producer
Lucia Berlin (1936–2004), American short story writer
Lucia Bosè (1931–2020), Italian actress
Lucia Bosetti (born 1989), Italian volleyball player
Lucia Bronze, better known as Lucy Bronze (b. 1991), English footballer, played as Lucia Bronze at some youth level
Lucia Cifarelli (born 1970), member of industrial band KMFDM
Lucía Etxebarria de Asteinza (born 1966), Spanish writer
Łucja Frey (Polish spelling) (1889–1942?), Polish physician and neurologist
Lucia Galeazzi Galvani (1743–1788), Italian scientist
Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet (1923–2021), widow of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet
Lucía Jiménez (born 1978), Spanish actress
Lucia Joyce (1907–1982), dancer
Lucia Kimani (born 1981), Bosnian athlete
Lucia Krim, American child killed along with her brother by their nanny in 2012
Lucia Kurilovská (born 1967), Slovak politician
Lucía Lacarra (born 1975), Spanish ballet dancer
Lucía López (born 1974), Spanish field hockey player
Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910–2005), Brazilian writer
Lucia Mendez (born 1955), Mexican actress and singer
Lucia Micarelli (born 1983), American violinist
Lucia Migliaccio, Duchess of Floridia (1770–1826)
Lúcia Moniz (born 1976), Portuguese singer and actress
Lucia Pamela (1904–2002), musician
Lúcia Petterle (born 1949), Brazilian doctor and beauty queen
Lucía Pinochet (born 1943), daughter of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet
Lucia Plaváková (born 1984), Slovak politician
Lucia Popp (1939–1993), operatic soprano
Lucia Rijker (born 1967), Dutch professional boxer
Lucía Rodríguez (athlete) (born 1998), Spanish athlete
Lucia Runkle (1844–1922), American editorial writer
Lucia Siposová (born 1980), stage, television and film actress
Lucia Toader (1960–2013), Romanian rower
Lucía Topolansky (born 1944), Uruguayan politician
Lucía Trasviña Waldenrath, Mexican politician
Lucía Jiménez Vicente (born 1997), Spanish field hockey player
Lucía Zaráte (1863–1890), Mexican entertainer
Lucia Zedner (born 1961), British legal scholar

Surname

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Bruno Lucia (born 1960), Australian stand-up comedian and performer
Carmen Lucia (1902–1985), union organizer in the United States
Douglas Lucia (born 1963), U.S. Catholic bishop
Fedez (born as Federico Leonardo Lucia in 1989), Italian rapper
Fernando de Lucia (1860/1861–1925), Italian tenor
Gina Lucia, American artist
Ray Lucia (born 1950), American financial advisor, author and radio and television host

Fictional characters

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Lucia, a playable character in Contra: Shattered Soldier, and boss in its sequel, Neo Contra
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 Raregroove, a major enemy in the Japanese manga/anime series Rave Master
Lucia (Suikoden), a character in Suikoden II and Suikoden III
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
Lucia, a playable character in Devil May Cry 2
Lucía, one of two playable protagonists in Grand Theft Auto VI
Lucia, the real name of Mimì, the opera heroine of Puccini's La Bohème

References

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^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Lucia".

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