Lucia
Name meaning brilliance
Lucia is a feminine given name, the Italian and Spanish form of Lucy, derived from the Latin word for light.
It appears across European cultures with varying pronunciations: loo-CHEE-ah in Italian, loo-SEE-ah in Spanish.
Saint Lucia of Syracuse is the patron saint of the blind, and the Caribbean island nation bears her name.
Lucia starts her new job Monday.
Common feminine given name
- ElenaFeminine name, Greek origin
- SofiaBulgarian capital city
- IsabellaSpanish royal name
- ValentinaLatin-rooted feminine name
Bianca · Gabriela · Carmen · Adriana · Liliana · Teresa · Silvia · Catalina
Suffering for conviction
- SyracuseCity in two eras
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
- eyesOrgans of sight
blindness · feast day · procession · Scandinavia · Sweden · saffron buns · veneration · relics
Emitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- illuminationProvision of light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- glowSteady, soft light
candle · lantern · beam · shimmer · brilliance · daylight · sunshine · lux
Maria
Common feminine given name
Valentina · Bianca · Gabriela · Carmen · Adriana · Liliana · Teresa · Silvia · Catalina · Lucie
martyrdom
Suffering for conviction
- SyracuseCity in two eras
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
eyes · blindness · feast day · procession · Scandinavia · Sweden · saffron buns · veneration · relics · Sicily
luminous
Emitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- illuminationProvision of light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
glow · candle · lantern · beam · shimmer · brilliance · daylight · sunshine · lux · translucent
Rome
Italy's capital city
Venice · Milan · Tuscany · espresso · pasta · gelato · Mediterranean · Neapolitan · Sicilian · opera
- SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania
- Italian NamesAndrea, Angelo, Anna, Antonio, Beatrice
- Latin NamesAurelia, Augustus, Cassius, Claudia, Cornelia
- ScandinavianDenmark, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Norse mythology, Icelandic sagas
- Scandinavian culturehygge, midsummer, sauna, smorgasbord, maypole
- Divine Comedy charactersDante, Beatrice, Virgil, Francesca, Paolo
- lucid dreamingSleep state with awareness
- lucid dreamsDreams with awareness
- I Love LucyFifties domestic comedy series
- St. LuciaEastern Caribbean island country
- Luciano Pavarotti
- Lucy Liu
lucid, elucidate, lucidity, Lucy, lucidness, Lucifer, Lucinda, Luciano