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 Leocadiapatron saint of the Spanish city of Toledo, invoked against plague, martyred in the year 304
Leocadia WeissSpanish maid and caretaker of Goya, subject of his painting "La Leocadia"
Leocadia Irine ZakAmerican director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
(Vilhelmine) Leocadie Theresia GerlachDanish,Swedish mezzo,soprano opera singer
LéocadieRomaine Gascoin, French nun and cofounder of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross
Leokadija PočikovskaLithuanian politician

Leocadia in Pop Culture

Léocadia GardiRomanian opera singer in Jean Anouilh's play "Léocadia"
Leokadja Ciechowskacharacter in "Night trains" by Barbara Wood