Lucia
Lucia is a girl name of Latin origin, ranked #50 in popularity, meaning Light.
What Lucia means
Light.
Lucia sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Lucia comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Lucia is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Lucia?
Lucia is ranked #50. Names in this band tend to be the comfortable middle ground — recognised everywhere, but common enough to need no explanation and rare enough to still feel chosen.
The character of Lucia
Lucia sits in our light and brightness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Light
Names like Lucia
These share Lucia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Lucy — Light.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.
- Flavia — Golden; fair-haired.
- Lucas — Bringer of light.
- Nora — Honour; light.
- Lucius — Light.
- Lux — Light.
- Lena — Light, shining; torch.
- Akari — Light, brightness.
- Chiara — Bright, clear, light.