Lucius

Latin

"light"

Lucius Origin and Meaning

The name Lucius is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "light".

Lucius is an old Roman clan name that has lots of religious and literary resonance, yet is still vital today. It was the name of three popes, appears in several Shakespeare plays, and, like all the names beginning with 'luc' relates to the Latin word for light.It was one of a limited number of forenames used in ancient Rome, and because of its meaning was often given to boys born at dawn.

In the Bible, Lucius is the name of three people; Shakespeare used it for the son of Titus in Titus Andronicus, a young servant of Brutus in Julius Caesar, a lord in Timon of Athens and a Roman general in Cymbeline.

Other fictional bearers of the name can be found in Le Morte d'Arthur, The Golden Ass, Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, Faulkner's The Reivers, Batman, Talladega Nights, and The Incredibles. Lucius Malfoy, the father of Draco, is a Harry Potter villain, and other Luciuses have been portrayed on screen by Morgan Freeman, Joaquin Phoenix and Luke Wilson.

Real-life namesakes include renowned World War II General Lucius B. Clay, and writer, photographer, and bon vivant Lucius Beebe.

Lucius Rank in US Top 1000

# 962 in the US

Lucius Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 171 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lucius

• 171 Nameberry 2025
• 249 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Lucius

• Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix "Sulla," Roman statesman and general
• Lucius Tarquinius Superbus seventh king of Rome
• Lucius Tarquinius Priscus fifth king of Rome
• Lucius Licinius Lucullus Senator of the Roman Republic, closely connected to Sulla
• Lucius Septimus Bassianua Roman Emperor known as Caracalla
• Lucius Aurelius Commodus Roman Emperor
• Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus Roman consul and general
• Lucius Verus Roman Emperor
• Lucius D. Clay American general, postwar administrator of Germany
• Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II U.S. Senator from Mississippi, cabinet member and Supreme Court justice
• Lucius Shepard American SF/fantasy writer
• Lucius of Cyrene teacher at the Antioch church (Acts 13:1)

The name Lucius in Pop Culture

• Lucius character in the video game "Trinity Universe"
• Lucius Malfoy character from the Harry Potter series and father of Draco Malfoy
• Lucius Fox character in "Batman" series
• Lucius Hunt character in movie "The Village" played by Joaquin Phoenix
• Lucius son of Titus in "Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare
• Lucius servant in "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare
• Lucius character in the game "Fire Emblem"
• Lucius pit crew captain in movie "Talladega Nights," played by Michael Clarke Duncan
• Lucius the main character in the poem "The Golden Ass" by Apuleius
• Lucius character from poem "Le Morte d'Arthur"
• Lucius the Eternal character in the "Warhammer 40,000" universe
• Lucius Faversham character in the radio comedy "The Penny Dreadfuls Present..."
• Lucius Best/Frozone cryokinetic superhero from movie "The Incredibles"
• Lucius Down character in the Jeff Smith comic "Bone"
• Lucius Lavin character from the "Stargate Atlantis" episodes Irresistible and Irresponsible
• Lucius (Luke) Provine a man with the hiccups in "A Bear Hunt" by William Faulkner
• Lucius Petrus Dextrus character from the "Doctor Who" episode "The Fires of Pompeii"
• Lucius Vorenus character in TV's "Rome," loosely based on a centurion in Julius Caesar's army
• Lucius Quick a young boy in "The Reivers" by William Faulkner as well as movie adaptation
• Lucius Hogganbeck a baby named after the Lucius Quick in "The Reivers"
• Lucius Brockway character in " Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
• Lucius Wagner character in video game "Lucius"
• Lucius character played by Ron Randell, in the 1961 film King of Kings
• Lucius a character in 'Fallout: New Vegas'
• Lucius Isaacson character in "The Alienist"

International Variations of the name Lucius

• Luca Spanish
• Lucio Spanish
• Lucien French