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Lucy
Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie, Lucia, and Luzia. The English Lucy surname is taken from the Norman language that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy based on Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century (see also De Lucy). Feminine name variants *Luiseach (Irish) *Lusine, Լուսինե, Լուսինէ (Armenian) *Lučija, Лучија ( Serbian) *Lucy, Люси (Bulgarian) *Lutsi, Луци ( Macedonian) *Lutsija, Луција ( Macedonian) *Liùsaidh (Scottish Gaelic) *Liucija ( Lithuanian) *Liucilė ( Lithuanian) *Lūcija, Lūsija ( Latvian) *Lleucu (Welsh) *Llúcia (Catalan) *Loukia, Λουκία (Greek) *Luca ( Hungarian) *Luce ( French, Italian) *Lucetta (English) *Lucet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucy
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia ( la, Sancta Lucia) better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches. She is one of eight women (including the Virgin Mary) explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Canon of the Mass. Her traditional feast day, known in Europe as Saint Lucy's Day, is observed by Western Christians on 13 December. Lucia of Syracuse was honored in the Middle Ages and remained a well-known saint in early modern England. She is one of the best known virgin martyrs, along with Agatha of Sicily, Agnes of Rome, Cecilia of Rome and Catherine of Alexandria. Sources The oldest record of her story comes from the fifth-century ''Acts of the Martyrs''. The single fact upon which various accounts agree is that a disappointed suitor accused Lucy of being a Christian, and she was executed in Syracuse, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Lucy
de Lucy or de Luci (alternate spellings: Lucey, Lucie, Luce, Luci) is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lucé in Normandy, one of the great baronial Anglo-Norman families which became rooted in England after the Norman conquest. The first records are about Adrian de Luci (born about 1064 in Lucé, Normandy, France) who went into England after William the Conqueror. The rise of this family might have been due to Henry I of England, although there are no historical proofs that all de Lucys belonged to the same family. The family name is Gallo-Roman, mentioned in 616 as ''Luciacus'', ''Lucy, Luci, Lucé'' derive from the Latin cognomen Lucius, meaning "born with the daylight" or Gaulish Lucus, Lucius, Lucco from ''Loco- / Luco-'' possibly "wolf" + suffix ''-(i)acum'' "place, property" of Gaulish origin. Most notable people from de Lucy (Luci) family Richard de Luci Richard de Luci (c. 1089–14 July 1179) was Sheriff of the County of Essex, Chief Justici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy (surname)
Lucy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Autherine Lucy (1929-2022), first black student to attend the University of Alabama * Charles Lucy, English historical painter of the Victorian era * Donny Lucy, baseball player * Gary Lucy, English television actor and model * Sir Henry Lucy JP, an English journalist and humorist * Jeffrey Lucy, former Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission * Judith Lucy, Australian comedian * Julie Ashton-Lucy, international field hockey umpire from Queensland, Australia * Sir Thomas Lucy, builder of Charlecote Park in 1558 * Tom Lucy Thomas David Lucy (born 1 May 1988 in Bristol) is a British international rower from Llangovan near Monmouth. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Great Britain in the Men's eight. He attended Monmouth School for seven year ..., international rower * William Lucy, English clergyman {{surname English-language surnames French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucinda (given Name)
Lucinda is a female given name of Latin origin, meaning ''light''. It can be abbreviated as Lucy or Cindy. The name may refer to: People * Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Australian actress * Lucinda Ballard (1906–1993), American costume designer * Lucinda Banister Chandler (1828–1911), American social reformer, author * Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, Scottish chef and writer * Lucinda Collins, Australian pianist * Lucinda Cowden (born 1965), actress on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Lucinda Creighton (born 1980), Irish politician * Lucinda Foote, American student * Lucinda Barbour Helm (1839–1897), American author, editor, women's religious activist * Lucinda Jenney (born 1954), American actress * Lucinda Pullar (born 1998), Australian rules footballer and former soccer player * Lucinda Riley (1965–2021), Northern Irish author and actress * Lucinda Todd (1903–1996), African-American teacher and education activist * Lucinda Williams (born 1953), American rock, folk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucia (name)
Lucia is both a feminine given name and a surname. It comes from the Latin word ''Lux'' meaning 'light'. It is the feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius and can be alternatively spelled as Lucy. It is used in Romanian, Italian, Spanish (Lucía), Portuguese (Lúcia), English, and Slavic languages. Given name * Sister Lúcia (1907–2005), one of three children who claimed to have seen and heard the Virgin Mary * Lucia H. Faxon Additon (1847–1919), American writer, teacher, social reformer *Lucia Albano (born 1965), Italian politician *Lucia Aniello (born 1983), Italian-born American director, writer, and producer *Lucia Berlin (1936–2004), American short story writer *Lucia Bosè (1931–2020), Italian actress *Lucia Bosetti (b. 1989), Italian volleyball player * Lucia Bronze, better known as Lucy Bronze (b. 1991), English footballer, played as Lucia Bronze at some youth level * Lucia Cifarelli (b. 1970), member of industrial band KMFDM * Lucía Etxebarria de Asteinza (b. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luci
Luci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius (from Latin '' Lux'', genitive ''Lucis'', meaning "light"). Luci is also an ancient Norman territorial surname derived from the village of Lucé (Normandy, France) arrived in England after the Norman Conquest that originated various English surnames: Luce, Lucy, Lucey. Alternative spellings and related names are: Lucia, Lucie, Lucile, Lucien, Lucey, Lucci, Luce, Lucy, Luzi. Luci may refer to: People Given name * Luci (footballer) (born 1972), Spanish football manager and former footballer * Luci Baines Johnson (born 1947), younger daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson * Luci Christian (born 1973), American voice actress working with ADV Films and FUNimation * Luci Pollreis, Austrian Righteous among the Nations * Luci Romberg, American stuntwoman * Luci Shaw (b. 1928), English poet living in the United States * Luci Tapahonso (b. 1953), American poet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luce (name)
Luce is an American, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French and Italian surname. It is also a French and Italian feminine given name, variant of Lucia and Lucy, or masculine name, variant of Luc (given name). Meaning of given name Luce is "light". The English Luce surname is taken from the Norman language that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy based on Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century. Alternative spellings and related names are: Luci, Lucy, Lucey, Lucie, Lucia, Luke. Luce can refer to: People Given name As a given name, Luci can refer to: * Luce (singer) (born 1990), real name Lucie Brunet, French singer, winner of ''Nouvelle Star'' in 2010 * Luce Caponegro (born 1966), Italian actress and TV presenter and a former pornographic actress, best known under the stage name Selen * Luce de Gast, Lord of the castle of Gast * Luce Dufault (born 1966), a French-Canadian singer * Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucey
Lucey is an Irish, British, American and Canadian surname. Lucey has two distinct possible origins: of Norman origins derived from Latin personal name ''Lucius''; of Gaelic origins derived from Old Gaelic ''Ó Luasaigh'', anciently ''Mac Cluasaigh''. Alternative spellings are: Lucy, Lucie, Luci, Luce. Lucey is also a toponomastic name in France. Lucey may refer to the following people: * Cornelius Lucey (1902–1982), Irish Catholic bishop * Donna Lucey, American writer * Dorothy Lucey (born 1958), American entertainment reporter * George Kenneth Lucey Jr. (born 1937), American engineer * Harry Lucey (1913–1984), American comics artist, primary artist of ''Archie'' comics * Joe Lucey (1897–1980), American Major League Baseball infielder/pitcher * Patrick Lucey (1918–2014), American politician, governor of Wisconsin * Patrick J. Lucey (Illinois lawyer) (1871–1947), American politician * Robert Emmet Lucey (1891–1977), American Roman Catholic archbishop * Roger Lucey, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Del Cossa
Francesco del Cossa (c. 1430 – c. 1477) was an Italian Renaissance painter of the School of Ferrara, who after 1470 worked in Bologna. Cossa is best known for his frescoes, especially his collaboration with Cosimo Tura on a cycle of the months in the Palazzo Schifanoia of the Este family, rulers of Ferrara. Otherwise, his paintings are mostly of religious subjects, with some portraits and drawings attributed to him. He also designed stained glass. Biography The son of a stonemason in Ferrara, little is known about his early works, although it is known that he travelled outside of Ferrara in his late twenties or early thirties. One of the first records we have of him is in 1456 when he was an assistant to his father, Cristofano del Cossa, at that time employed in painting the carvings and statues on the high altar in the chapel of the bishop's palace at Ferrara. One of his followers was Leonardo Scaletti of Faenza. Allegorical frescoes in the Palazzo Schifanoia In conju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius
Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from ''Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin forenames (''praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from Latin word ''Lux'' (gen. ''lucis''), meaning "light" (< ''*leuk-'' "brightness", Latin verb ''lucere'' "to shine"), and is a of the name Lucas. Another etymology proposed is a derivation from ''Lauchum'' (or ''Lauchme'') meaning " |
Lucie
Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucie Ahl, British tennis player * Lucie Arnaz, American actress * Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance * Lucie Balthazar, Canadian handball player * Lucie Bílá, Czech pop singer * Lucie-Anne Blazek, Swiss figure skater * Lucie Blue Tremblay, Canadian singer-songwriter * Lucie Böhm, Austrian orienteer * Lucie Boissonnas (1839-1877), French writer * Lucie Brock-Broido, American poet * Lucie Campbell, American composer * Lucie Cave, British journalist * Lucie Charlebois, Canadian politician * Lucie Daouphars (1922-1963), French model known as Lucky * Lucie de la Falaise, Welsh-French former model and socialite * Lucie Décosse, French judoka * Lucie Dejardin, Belgian politician * Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, French writer * Lucie Edwards, Canadian diplomat * Lucie Grange, French medium, newspaper editor * Lucie Green, British astrophysicist * Lucie Guay, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy (given Name)
Cindy is a feminine given name. Originally diminutive (or hypocorism) of Cynthia, Lucinda (given name), Lucinda or Cinderella , it is also commonly used as a name on its own right. The name can also be spelled as Cindee, Cyndee, Syndee, Sindee, Sindi, Syndi, Syndy, Cindi, Cyndi, Cyndy and Sindy. From 1953 to 1973 it was among top 100 most common female given names. People Cindy *Cindy Amaiza, Kenyan HIV/AIDS activist *Akino (singer), Akino "Cindy" Kawamitsu (born 1989), American-born Japanese singer *Cindy Bass (born 1967), American politician *Cindy Birdsong (born 1939), American singer and songwriter *Cindy Bishop (born 1978), Thai model, actress, TV personality and entrepreneur *Cindy Blackman Santana (born 1959), American drummer *Cindy Bortz, American figure skater, 1987 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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