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The name Lucilia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "light".

An elaborate and pretty alternative to Lucia, Lucy, and Cecilia, Lucilia is a variation of the Ancient Roman Lucilius, itself adapted from Lucius. As such, it has same glowing meaning of "light".
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Familiar in Brazil and Portugal (where it can be spelled as Lucília), the name is also (perhaps less favorably?) associated with a genus of blow flies, more commonly known as green bottle flies. Make of that what you will. 


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The name Lucilia is currently ranked #5648 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #5648 in 2025.

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