Lucius

Lucius
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Pronunciation	Latin LU-kius, English LU-shus or LU-see-us, Italian LOO-shuss
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Latin from praenomen Lucius (praenomen)
Meaning	Light
Region of origin	Ancient Rome
Other names
Related names	Lucianus, Lucas, Lucillus, Lucinus, Lucio

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Lucius (Greek: Λούκιος/Loukios, Etruscan: Luvcie) is a male given name derived from Lucius (abbreviated L.), one of the small group of common Latin forenames (praenomina) found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from latin word Lux (gen. lucis), meaning "light" (<PIE *leuk- "brightness", Latin verb lucere "to shine"), and is a cognate of name Lucas. Another etymology proposed is a derivation from Etruscan Lauchum (or Lauchme) meaning "king", which however was transferred into Latin as Lucumo.

Lucius is an English masculine given name and a rare German and Dutch surname. Lucius has been translated into Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, as Lucio.

Given name

• Lucius Tarquinius Priscus The legendary fifth king of Rome from 616 BC to 579 BC.
• Lucius Aurelius Marcianus Third Century AD, Roman General, Equestrian commander of vexillationes
• Lucius Domitius Aurelianus 214 or 215-275 AD, 44th Roman Emperor
• Lucius Aurelius Commodus (161-192), 18th Emperor of the Roman Empire
• Pope Lucius I (died 254)
• Lucius (consul 413), politician of the Roman Empire
• Pope Lucius II (died 1145)
• Pope Lucius III (1100–1185)
• Lucius of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• Lucius of Britain, a mythical 2nd century Christian king of Britain, first mentioned in the 6th century
• Lucius of Cyrene, founder of Christian Church in Antioch, then part of Roman Syria
• Lucius Beebe (1902–1966), American writer
• Lucius Borich (born 1971), Australian musician
• Lucius Cary (disambiguation)
• Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (520 BC – 430 BC), Roman aristocrat
• Lucius D. Clay (1897–1978), American general
• Lucius Curtis (1786–1869), British admiral
• Lucius Jacques Dupré (1822–1869), American politician
• Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer (1793–1883), American politician
• Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896), American politician and general
• Lucius Ferraris, Italian Franciscan canonist
• Lucius Gwynn (1873–1902), Irish cricketer
• Lucius Henderson (1861–1947), American film director
• Lucius Kelly (1858–1932), Canadian politician
• Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I) (1797–1834), American lawyer
• Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) (1825–1893), American politician and judge
• Lucius Lyon (1800–1851), American politician
• Lucius Modestini, an Italian Franciscan Tertiary
• Lucius Nieman (1857–1935), American journalist
• Lucius O'Brien (1731–1795), Irish politician
• Lucius Robinson (1810–1891), American lawyer and politician
• Lucius Shepard (born 1947), American writer

Fictional characters named Lucius

• Lucius, Son of the Devil
• Lucius, in the play "Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare, Lucius is Titus' son and only survivor at the end
• Lucius, in the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Lucius is Brutus' servant
• Lucius Fox, a protagonist in Batman comic books and movies
• Lucius Malfoy, a major villain in J.K. Rowling's book series Harry Potter
• Lucius, fictional character in the Game Boy Advance game, Fire Emblem
• Lucius, the pit crew captain in the 2006 movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, played by Michael Clarke Duncan
• Lucius, the main character of The Golden Ass
• Lucius, a character from Le Morte d'Arthur
• Lucius the Eternal, fictional character in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
• Lucius Faversham, a character in the radio comedy The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
• Lucius Best/Frozone, cryokinetic superhero from The Incredibles and a long time friend of the Incredible Family
• Lucius Down, humble barkeeper at the Barrelhaven Tavern with a mysterious past in the epic Jeff Smith comic Bone
• Lucius Hunt, fictional character in The Village by M. Night Shyamalan.
• Lucius Lavin, character from the Stargate Atlantis episodes Irresistible and Irresponsible
• Lucius Petrus Dextrus, character from the "Doctor Who" episode "The Fires of Pompeii"
• Lucius Vorenus, a fictionalized character appearing on Rome, loosely based on a centurion in Julius Caesar's army
• Lucius Quick, a young boy in William Faulkner's novel The Reivers
• Lucius, fictional character in the PlayStation 3 game, Trinity Universe
• Lucius Brockway, a fictional character in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
• Lucius Wagner, a fictional character in Lucius (video game)
• Lucius, a fictional character, played by Ron Randell, in the 1961 film King of Kings

Surname

• Annibal Lucius, a Croatian Renaissance poet and playwright
• Anthonius Lucius (1635–1704), a German professor
• Hellmuth von Lucius, a German diplomat
• Johannes Lucius, a historian from Dalmatia
• Petrus Lucius (1590–1656), a German publisher
• Theodorus Martinus Maria Lucius, a Dutch professional footballer

See also

• Lucius (praenomen)
• Saint Lucius (disambiguation)

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