Loesje

Pronounced a little like (some forms of) the international Lucia, this name is in fact a Dutch diminutive of Loes, a form of Louise or Lodewijk, both ultimately derived from the Germanic Ludwig.

Occasionally used as a given name in The Netherlands and in Belgium, Loesje is also associated with an international free speech organization which started out in the Netherlands back in the late 1980s. A collective of writers who publish under the name Loesje, they describe their aim as being to "make the world a more positive creative place".

Pronounced LOO-shuh.