Lucia

loo-SEE-a or loo-CHEE-a or LOO-sha
Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, Latin
"light"

Lucia Origin and Meaning

The name Lucia is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning "light".

Lucia is a lush, rich Latinate equivalent of Lucy, popular in Spain and throughout Latin America and also a cross-cultural favorite. You might be surprised to know that Lucia has ALWAYS ranked among the Top 1000 girl names in the US, though she's really taken off only since the turn of this century.

Derived from lux, the Latin word for light. Lucia is considered to be the feminine form of Lucius. Due to its connection to light, Lucia was traditionally given to babies born as daylight was breaking.

A variety of references include Santa Lucia, a fourth century martyr who was revered in the Middle Ages and the Caribbean island named for her, and the tragic opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti.

Lucia has for several years ranked as the Number 1 name in Spain. It was chosen for their daughters by James Joyce, Mira Sorvino, Giovanni Ribisi, Mel Gibson, and Sasha Alexander and Eduardo Pointi, among others.

# 109 in the US

Lucia Rank in US Top 1000

# 147 on Nameberry

Lucia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lucia Popularity

Famous People Named Lucia

  • Lucia Maria Raniera
    Princess of Bourbon,Two Sicilies; Duchess of Genoa; Duchess of Ancona
  • Lucia Cifarelli
    American lead singer of band KMFDM
  • Lucía Etxebarría
    Spanish novelist
  • Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (born Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi)
    British actress and theatre manager
  • Lucia Galeazzi Galvani
    Italian scientist
  • Lucia Popp
    Slovakian operatic soprano
  • Lucia Micarelli
    American violinist
  • Lucia Anger
    German skier
  • Lucia Joyce
    daughter of novelist James Joyce
  • Lucia Chase
    American ballerina; cofounder of American Ballet Theatre
  • Lucia Roberta "Lucy" Tough Bronze
    English football player
  • Lucía "Lucy" Vives (b. 1996)
    daughter of Colombian singer Carlos Vives
  • Lucia Santina Ribisi (b. 1997)
    daughter of actor Giovanni Ribisi
  • Lucia Colosimo (b. 2002)
    daughter of actors Jane Hall and Vince Colosimo
  • Lucia de la Calle (b. 2003)
    daughter of singer Natalie Merchant and Daniel de la Calle
  • Lucia Sofia Ponti (b. 2006)
    daughter of actress Sasha Alexander and Eduardo Ponti
  • Lucia Sanders (b. 2007)
    daughter of TV personality Ed Sanders; triplet of sisters Scarlette and Azure
  • Lucia Gibson (b. 2009)
    daughter of actor Mel Gibson
  • Lucia Rose Mariano (b. 2009)
    daughter of reality TV's Rob and Amber Mariano
  • Lucia Bella Benet (b. 2011)
    daughter of musician Eric Benet
  • Lucia Backus (b. 2012)
    daughter of actors Mira Sorvino and Christopher Backus
  • Lucia Gotch
    daughter of actress Alexandra Pigg and producer Tarquin Gotch
  • Lucia Stella Florez (b. 2014)
    daughter of tenor Juan Diego Florez
  • Lucia Martine Intal (b. 2015)
    daughter of actress Bianca Gonzalez and basketball player J.C. Intal
  • Lucia Martin
    Yosef (b. 2018), daughter of Pueto Rican singer, actor, & author Ricky Martin & Syrian,Swedish artist Jwan Yosef

Lucia in Pop Culture

  • Lucia "Lucy" Honeychurch
    main character in the novel A Room With A View
  • "Lucia di Lammermoor
    " opera by Gaetano Donizetti and its main character
  • Emmeline "Lucia" Lucas
    character in the Mapp and Lucia series by E.F. Benson
  • Lucia
    what Capt Gregg calls Lucy Muir in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"
  • Lucia
    a Gamemaker in The Hunger Games movie (not mentioned in the novel)
  • Lucia Damora
    character in Morgan Rhodes' "Falling Kingdoms"
  • Lucia
    character in video games Contra and Neo Contra
  • Lucia Morgan
    character in video game Final Fight 3
  • Lucia
    character in the Fire Emblem video games
  • Lucia Raregroove
    character in manga/anime series "Rave Master"
  • Lucia
    character in video games Suikoden II and III
  • Lucia von Bardas
    character in Marvel Comics
  • Lucia
    character in video game "Pangya"
  • Lucia
    character in video game "Lunar: Eternal Blue"
  • Lucia Nanami
    main character in manga/anime "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch"
  • Queen Lucia
    character on TV's "Elena of Avalor"
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  • Lucia Volnero
    character in the Waterfire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly