Given name

Lúcia

Lúcia is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Lúcia comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Lūcius.

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Lúcia’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Lúcia shares an earlier linguistic root with LUZIA. In Portuguese usage, Lúcia has a conventional equivalent in the English form Lucy. In Portuguese usage, Lúcia has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lucia.

Walk Lúcia’s family in the name graph

LúciaLucyLuciaLucilleLucieLuciLuziaLucianeLucijaLuzieLleucuŁucjaLlúciaLúcioLucía

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Lúcia has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Similar names

If you love Lúcia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin

Lupia

Lupia is a surname, probably from Greek, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Italian.

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20% boys · 80% girls

Latin

Lucyla

Lucyla is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

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>99% girls

Latin

Lucinda

Lucinda adds a lyrical ending to Lucia and has a history in European literature.

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>99% girls

Latin

Lukrecja

Lukrecja is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

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>99% girls

Latin

Létizia

Létizia is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in French.

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>99% girls

Latin

Laêtitia

“joy”

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>99% girls

Latin

Lastikka

Lastikka is a surname from Latin. It is used in Finnish.

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Latin

Līvija

Līvija is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Latvian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lúcia’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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