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Where does “Lucy” come from?

Lucy comes from Old French Lucie, a feminine form derived from the Latin name Lucia.

Ancestry of “Lucy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLuciaLucy
2LatinLuciaLucy
3LatinLucius—
4Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
5Proto-Italicloukslight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Lucy”

  • Lucia
  • Lulu
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Lucian
  • Lula
  • Saint Lucia
  • सेंट लूसिया
  • Lucy
  • Lucy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →