Lucius

  • [ LOO:-ki-uws (Ancient Roman), LOO-shəs (English), LOO-see-əs (English) ]
  • Ancient Roman, Biblical, English
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light". This was the most popular of the praenomina. Two Etruscan kings of early Rome had this name as well as several prominent later Romans, including Lucius Annaeus Seneca (known simply as Seneca), a statesman, philosopher, orator and tragedian. The name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament belonging to a Christian in Antioch. It was also borne by three popes, including the 3rd-century Saint Lucius. Despite this, the name was not regularly used in the Christian world until after the Renaissance.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Loukios, Lucius
BIBLICAL GREEK: Loukios
BIBLICAL: Lucius
ENGLISH: Lucius
ITALIAN: Lucio
POLISH: Lucjusz
PORTUGUESE: Lúcio
SPANISH: Lucio
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Lucia, Lucilla
CATALAN: Llúcia
CROATIAN: Luca, Lucija
CZECH: Lucie
DANISH: Lucia
DUTCH: Luus
ENGLISH: Lucetta, Lucia, Lucile, Lucille, Lucinda, Lucy
FRENCH: Luce, Lucette, Lucie, Lucile, Lucille, Lucinde
GERMAN: Lucia, Luzia
HUNGARIAN: Luca
ITALIAN: Luce, Lucia, Lucilla
LATVIAN: Lūcija
LIMBURGISH: Luus
LITERATURE: Lucinda
LITHUANIAN: Liucija
NORWEGIAN: Lucia
POLISH: Łucja, Lucja
PORTUGUESE: Lúcia, Lucinda, Luzia
ROMANIAN: Lucia
SCOTTISH: Liùsaidh
SLOVAK: Lucia
SLOVENE: Lucija
SPANISH: Lucía, Lucila
SWEDISH: Lucia
WELSH: Lleucu
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Loukianos
ANCIENT ROMAN: Luciana, Lucianus, Lucilia, Lucilius
BASQUE: Luken
CROATIAN: Lucijan
ENGLISH: Lucian
FRENCH: Lucien, Lucienne
ITALIAN: Luciana, Luciano, Lucilio
POLISH: Łucjan, Lucjan, Lucyna
PORTUGUESE: Luciana, Luciano, Lucília
ROMANIAN: Lucian
SPANISH: Luciana, Luciano