Lucy at a glance
- Meaning
- “light”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- LOO-see
- Nicknames
- Lu, Luce
- Other forms
- Lucia, Lucie, Luciana
Where the name Lucy comes from
Lucy comes from the Latin name Lucia, from lux, the word for light. St Lucy was a 4th-century Christian saint whose feast in December is still a festival of light in Sweden. The Normans brought the name to England, and it has been widely used ever since.
Famous people named Lucy
- Lucy Liu (actress)