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Italian Baby Names
Lucia

English translation/equivalent: Lucia

Origin: Derived from the Latin common name Lucius, related to lux or lucis "light," therefore meaning "born in the first hours of light."

Name Day/Onomastico: December 13—in memory of St. Lucia, patron saint of the blind and of eye specialists.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Lucio

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