Lucia
Meaning of Lucia
Lucia is the feminine form of Lucius, an old Roman first name usually traced to the Latin lux, meaning 'light'. It is pronounced loo-CHEE-uh, as in Italian, or loo-SEE-uh.
Its best-known bearer is Saint Lucy of Syracuse (Santa Lucia in Italian), a 4th-century martyr whose feast day, December 13, is marked in Sweden with candlelit processions. The Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia is named after her. Other bearers include the heroine of Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor and the Slovak soprano Lucia Popp.
As recently as 1999, Lucia ranked 574th in the U.S. In 2025 it reached its highest rank yet, 83rd, with a record 3,012 girls given the name. Among that year's 100 most popular girls' names, it is No. 11 for how fast it climbed the rankings from 2016 to 2025.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as LOO-chee-uh (/luˈtʃi.a/)
English
- Pronunced as loo-CHEE-uh (/luːˈsiə/)
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Notable People Named Lucia
| Lucia Elizabeth Vestris was a British actress and contralto who became a pioneering theatre producer and manager famed for staging James Planche burlesques and extravaganzas at Londons Olympic Theatre. |
| Lucia Popp was a renowned Slovak operatic soprano who progressed from soubrette roles to lyric coloratura and lighter Strauss and Wagner, starred at Vienna, the Met, Covent Garden, and La Scala, and was acclaimed in recital and lieder. |
| Lucia Bosè - Lucia Bose was an Italian actress. |
| Lucia Hosmer Chase was a pioneering American dancer and actress who co-founded and directed American Ballet Theatre. |
| Lucia St. Clair Robson is an American historical novelist who was married to science fiction writer Brian Daley and won the 1982 Spur Award for Best Novel of the West. |
| Lucia Dvorská - Slovak model Lucia Dvorska Rubini appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. |
| Lucia Romanov-Stark is a Romanian former professional tennis player who played for the Romania Fed Cup team and reached world number 30 in singles in 1983. |
| Lucía Sánchez Saornil - Lucia Sanchez Saornil was a Spanish poet and anarchist feminist who co-founded Mujeres Libres and, self-taught from a working-class Madrid family, wrote in the Futurist and Ultraist movements. |
| Lúcia Moniz - Ana Lucia Moniz is a Portuguese singer and actress who represented Portugal at Eurovision in 1996, released five albums, and is widely known for her role in Love Actually. |
| Lucía Topolansky - Lucia Topolansky is a Uruguayan politician and former revolutionary who served as vice president of Uruguay from 2017 to 2020, was a longtime senator and national representative, and was first lady as the wife of President Jose Mujica. |
| Lucía Pérez - Spanish singer Lucia Perez Vizcaino represented Spain at Eurovision 2011 in Germany with the song Que me quiten lo bailao. |
