Lucy
For other uses, see Lucy (disambiguation).
| Lucy | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈluːsi/ LOO-see; French: [lysi] |
| Gender | Female |
| Name day | December 13 |
| 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 |
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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).
Lucy is a very popular first name for women (#208 out of 4276) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#9218 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)[1]
Feminine name variants
- Lučija, Лучија (Serbian)
- Lučiya, Лучия (Bulgarian)
- Lutsi, Луци (Macedonian)
- Lutsija, 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 (Portuguese), (Russian)
- Luzie (German)
- Luziya (Russian)
- Lusine (Armenian)
- Liosibhe (Irish)
People
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
Given name
- Lucy (Australopithecus) (c. 3,000,000 BCE), fossil also known as AL 288-1
- 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
- Lucy Hale - American Actress
- Lucy Hockings, New Zealand born television presenter on BBC World News
- Lucy Durack, Australian actress and singer
- Lucy Parsons, American labor organizer, radical socialist and anarchist communist
- Lucy Qinnuayuak, Inuit Canadian artist
Fictional characters
- Lucy Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia book series
- Lucy van Pelt in the Peanuts cartoon series
- Lucy/Nyu in the manga Elfen Lied
- Lucy Ricardo, the star character of I Love Lucy
- Lucy Romalotti in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Lucy Honeychurch, the protagonist of A Room with a View
- Lucy Fields in the television series Grey's Anatomy
- Lucy Fernandez in the Degrassi series.
- Lucy Heartfilia in the manga Fairy Tail
- Lucy Beale in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Lucy Westenra in Dracula
- Lucy Steele, fictional character in Sense and Sensibility
- Eponymous character in the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
- Lucy Coe in General Hospital
- Lucy Maria Misora, an alien character in the Japanese adult visual novel ToHeart2'
- Lucy Camden-Kinkirk in the TV series 7th Heaven
- Lucy Robinson (Neighbours) in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours
- Lucy Knight in the TV series ER
- Lucy Cunningham-Schultz in the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey
- Lucy Snowe, heroine of Villette by Charlotte Brontë
- Lucy Barker in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Lucy Harris in Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde
- Lucy Dennison in Richie Tankersley Cusick's books series The Unseen
- Lucy Tartan, a major character in Herman Melville's novel Pierre: or, The Ambiguities
- Lucy Wilde in Despicable Me 2
- Titular protagonist of the 2014 sci-fi/action film Lucy
- Lucy Lane, sister of Superman's girlfriend Lois Lane
See also
- Loosey's Rap
- Luci
- Lusi
- Lucie
- Lucey
- Lucy, Australopithecus fossil
- Lucia (disambiguation)
- Lucius (disambiguation)
- Lucifer (disambiguation)