English translation/equivalent: Luciana

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: May 18—in memory of St. Luciana, martyr of Bisanzio.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: diminutive of Lucia

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