Leocadia

lee-o-kay-dee-ah
Spanish
"splendid brightness"

Leocadia Origin and Meaning

The name Leocadia is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "splendid brightness".

Leocadia marries a mix of sounds: the strength of a lion, with a rhythmic Latin ending.

St. Leocadia was an early martyred Spanish saint, and "La Leocadia" is a famous Goya painting of Leocadia Weiss, the artist's maid and caretaker.

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Famous People Named Leocadia

  • Saint Leocadia
    patron saint of the Spanish city of Toledo, invoked against plague, martyred in the year 304
  • Leocadia Weiss
    Spanish maid and caretaker of Goya, subject of his painting "La Leocadia"
  • Leocadia Irine Zak
    American director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
  • (Vilhelmine) Leocadie Theresia Gerlach
    Danish,Swedish mezzo,soprano opera singer
  • Léocadie
    Romaine Gascoin, French nun and cofounder of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross
  • Leokadija Počikovska
    Lithuanian politician

The name Leocadia in Pop Culture

  • Léocadia Gardi
    Romanian opera singer in Jean Anouilh's play "Léocadia"
  • Leokadja Ciechowska
    character in "Night trains" by Barbara Wood

International Variations of the name Leocadia

  • Llogaia
    Catalan
  • Elocadia
    Spanish
  • Liocadia
    Spanish
  • Lacadia
    Spanish
  • Leokadia
    Spanish
  • Laocadia
    Portuguese
  • Eleocaisa
    Spanish

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