Luci
Appearance
Pronunciation | /ˈluːsi/ LOO-see Italian: [ˈluːtʃi] |
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Gender | Female (given name) |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin |
Meaning | Light |
Region of origin | Latin, Neolatin languages |
Other names | |
Related names | Lucy, Luce, Lucia, Lucio, Lucius, Lucile, Lucey, Luciana, Luciano, Lucinda, Luca |
Popularity | see popular names |
Luci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius (from Latin Lux, genitive Lucis, meaning "light"). Luci is also an ancient Norman territorial surname derived from the village of Lucé (Normandy, France) arrived in England after the Norman Conquest that originated various English surnames: Luce, Lucy, Lucey. Alternative spellings and related names are: Lucia, Lucie, Lucile, Lucien, Lucey, Lucci, Luce, Lucy, Luzi.
Luci may refer to:
People
Given name
- Luci Baines Johnson (born 1947), younger daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson
- Luci Christian (born 1973), American voice actress working with ADV Films and FUNimation
- Luci Pollreis, Austrian Righteous among the Nations
- Luci Romberg, American stuntwoman
- Luci Shaw (b. 1928), English poet living in the United States
- Luci Tapahonso (b. 1953), American poet
- Luci Van Org, co-founder of Lucilectric, a German pop/rock duo
- Luci Victoria (b. 1982), English model and actress
Surname
- de Luci, Anglo-Norman family
- Andrea Luci (b. 1985), Italian footballer
- Anthony de Luci (1283–1343), Chief Justiciar of Ireland in 1331
- Cassandra Luci (1785–1863), Italian Princess Poniatowski
- Giovanni Luci (Johannes Lucius; 1604-1679), Dalmatian historian
- Godfrey de Luci, Norman bishop of Winchester
- Luciano Luci, Italian referee
- Luzio Luzi, Italian painter of the late Renaissance/Mannerism era born in Todi
- Mari-Luci Jaramillo (1928–2019), American-born U.S. ambassador to Honduras
- Richard de Luci, Norman baron, sheriff of Essex and Chief Justiciar of England
- Walter de Luci, Norman monk, abbot of Battle Abbey