Lucy
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| Lucy |
| Pronunciation |
English: /ˈluːsi/ LOO-see, French: [lysi] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Latin |
| Meaning |
Light |
| Region of origin |
Latin |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Luci, Luce, Lucia, Lucie, Lucey, Lucio, Lucile, Luciana, Luciano, Lucinda, Luca |
| Popularity |
see popular names |
Lucy is an English and French feminine given name derived from Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning as of light (born at dawn or daylight, maybe also shiny, or of light complexion). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie. Lucy is also an American, Australian, Canadian, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and French surname.
The English Lucy surname is taken from the Norman language that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy based on Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th Century (see also De Lucy).
[edit] Feminine name variants
Lucy
- Лучија (Serbian)
- Луци (Macedonian)
- Луција (Macedonian)
- Liùsaidh (Scottish Gaelic)
- Liucija (Lithuanian)
- Liucilė (Lithuanian)
- Lleucu (Welsh)
- Llúcia (Catalan)
- Loukia, Λουκὶα (Greek)
- Luca (Hungarian)
- Luce (French), (Italian)
- Lucetta (English)
- Lucette (French)
- Lúcia (Portuguese)
- Lucía (Spanish)
- Lucia (Danish), (English), (Finnish), (German), (Italian), (Norwegian), (Romanian), (Slovak), (Swedish)
- Luciana (Italian), (Portuguese), (Spanish)
- Lucida (French)
- Lucie (Czech), (French)
- Luciella (Italian)
- Lucienne (French)
- Lucija (Croatian), (Slovene)
- Lucila (Spanish)
- Lusi (Turkish)
- Lucilla (Italian)
- Lucille (English), (French)
- Lucinda (English), (Portuguese)
- Lucinde (French)
- Lucita (Spanish)
- Łucja (Polish)
- Lucja (Polish)
- Lucy (English)
- Lucyna (Polish)
- Luz (Spanish)
- Luzi (German)
- Luzia (Italian), (Portuguese), (Russian)
- Luzie (German)
- Luziya (Russian)
- Lusine (Armenian)
- Liosibhe (Irish)
[edit] People
[edit] Surname
- Autherine Lucy, first black student to attend the University of Alabama
- Charles Lucy, English historical painter of the Victorian era
- Donny Lucy, baseball player
- Sir Henry Lucy JP, an English journalist and humorist
- Jeffrey Lucy, former Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Judith Lucy, Australian comedian
- Julie Ashton-Lucy, international field hockey umpire from Queensland, Australia
- Gary Lucy, English television actor and model
- Sir Thomas Lucy, builder of Charlecote Park in 1558
- Tom Lucy, international rower
- William Lucy, English clergyman
[edit] Given name
- Lucy (Australopithecus) (c. 3,000,000 BCE), fossil also known as AL 188-1
- Saint Lucy (283–304), Christian saint and martyr
- Lucille Ball (1911–1989), American actress and comedian remembered for her character "Lucy"
- Lucy Decoutere, actress, best known for playing "Lucy" on the Trailer Park Boys
- Shannon Spruill (born 1975), American professional wrestler who used the stage name "Lucy Furr"
- Lucy Temerlin (1964–1987), a chimpanzee known for her use of American Sign Language
[edit] Fictional
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