Given name

Lucía

“light”

Lucía is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lucía goes back to Latin Lucia, meaning “light.”

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Where it comes from

Lucía comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Lucia.

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Lucía’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Lucía has a conventional equivalent in the English form Lucy. In Spanish usage, Lucía has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Lucia. In Spanish usage, Lucía has a conventional equivalent in the French form Lucie.

Walk Lucía’s family in the name graph

LucíaLúcíaLüçiaลูซฺีอาLucaLucyLuciaLucilleLucieLuciLuziaLucillaLucianeLucijaLuzieLuziŁucjaLūcijaLleucuLúciaLlúcia

Inner ring: spellings · outer: 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

Lucía has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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10 related names in 10 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 Lucía, 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.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Latin

Laêtitia

“joy”

No U.S. birth series

>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 Lucía’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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