Lucia

Lucia is both a feminine given name and a surname. It comes from the Latin word Lux meaning 'light'. It is the feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius and can be alternatively spelled as Lucy. It is used in French (Lucie), Romanian, Italian, Spanish (Lucía), Portuguese (Lúcia), English, and Slavic languages. Given name Saint Lucia (283–304), Christian saint and martyr (also known as Saint Lucy) Sister Lúcia (1907–2005), one of three children who claimed to have seen and heard the Virgin Mary Lucia H. Faxon Additon (1847–1919), American writer, teacher, social reformer Lucia Albano (born 1965), Italian politician Lucia Aniello (born 1983), Italian-born American director, writer, and producer Lucia Berlin (1936–2004), American short story writer Lucia Bosè (1931–2020), Italian actress Lucia Bosetti (b. 1989), Italian volleyball player Lucia Bronze, better known as Lucy Bronze (b. 1991), English footballer, played as Lucia Bronze at some youth level Lucia Cifarelli (b. 1970), member of industrial band KMFDM Lucía Etxebarria de Asteinza (b. 1966), Spanish writer Łucja Frey (Polish spelling) (1889–1942?), Polish physician and neurologist Lucia Galeazzi Galvani (1743–1788), Italian scientist Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet (1923–2021), widow of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet Lucía Jiménez (born 1978), Spanish actress Lucia Joyce (1907–1982), dancer Lucia Kimani (b. 1981), Bosnian athlete Lucia Krim, American child killed along with her brother by their nanny in 2012 Lucía Lacarra (born 1975), Spanish ballet dancer Lucía López (b. 1974), Spanish field hockey player Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910–2005), Brazilian writer Lucia Mendez (b. 1955), Mexican actress and singer Lucia Micarelli (b. 1983), American violinist Lucia Migliaccio, Duchess of Floridia (1770–1826) Lúcia Moniz (b.