Given name

Lūcija

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Lūcija comes from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Lucia.

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Lūcija’s family of names

In Latvian usage, Lūcija has a conventional equivalent in the English form Lucy. In Latvian usage, Lūcija has a conventional equivalent in the French form Lucie. In Latvian usage, Lūcija has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Łucja.

Walk Lūcija’s family in the name graph

LūcijaLucijaLucyLuciaLucilleLucieLuciLuziaLuzieLleucuLlúciaLucíaŁucja

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Lūcija has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

Latin

3 related names in 3 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.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 11

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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People named Lūcija

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Latin

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Līvija

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

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Latin

Lupia

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

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Latin

Lucinda

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

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Latin

Lastikka

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

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Latin

Jūlija

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

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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