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.

Popularity of the name Leocadia

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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