# Lucia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /luˈsiːə/ · frequency rank #16,068

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.

## Etymology
Latinate variant of Lucy, or today borrowed from modern Italian. Name of a Sicilian martyr, Latin Lūcia, feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lūcius.

## Easily confused with
- **Lui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lui)
- **luck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-luck)
- **Lucy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lucy)
- **Luis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-luis)
- **luna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-luna)
- **Luka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-luka)
- **Lula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lula)
- **lucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lucky)
- **Lydia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lydia)
- **lucid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lucid)
- **lumia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lumia)
- **lupin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lupin)
- **lurid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lurid)
- **Lycra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lycra)
- **Lucius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lucius)
- **Lucian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lucian)
- **Lucinda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-lucinda)
- **Luciana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucia-vs-luciana)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lua-vs-lucia)
- **Luca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luca-vs-lucia)

## Common misspellings (6)
`lcuia`, `llucia`, `lucai`, `luccia`, `luica`, `ulcia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lucia