Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from ''Lucius (praenomen), Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin language, Latin forenames (''praenomen, praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from Latin word ''Lux'' (gen. ''lucis''), meaning "light" (Bonfante G., Bonfante L. (1983). Etruscan language: an introduction. NY, 1983. P. 59 Lucy is the feminine derivative of the name. In addition, Lucius is a British people, British masculine given name and an Austrian, German people, German, Luxembourgish and Dutch people, Dutch surname. Lucius has been translated into Italian language, Italian, Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese, as Lucio. Derived from the related patronymic ''Lucianus'' is ''Luciano (disambiguation), Luciano'' in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, ''Lucien'' in French language, French and ''Luken'' in Basque language, Basque.

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*Lucius of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria *Lucius of Britain, a 2nd century Christian king *Lucius of Chur, legendary first Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur, bishop of Chur *Lucius of Cyrene, Roman church founder *Lucius (consul 413), Roman politician *Lucius Allen (born 1947), American basketball player *Lucius Aurelius Marcianus, 3rd century Roman general *Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, Roman consul and praetor *Lucius Postumius Megellus (consul 262 BC), Roman general and politician *Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus, Roman patrician and consul *Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 251 BC), Roman consul, pontifex maximus and dictator *Lucius Pinarius, Roman governor *Lucius Beebe (1902–1966), American writer *Lucius Borich (born 1971), Australian musician *Lucius Caesar (17 BC–AD 2), Roman soldier *Lucius Cary (disambiguation) *Lucius D. Clay (1897–1978), American general *Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138 BC–78 BC), Roman consul and dictator *Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus (228 BC-183 BC), Roman general and statesman *Lucius Curtis (1786–1869), British admiral *Lucius Davis (born 1970), American basketball player *Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (215-275), Roman Emperor *Lucius Jacques Dupré (1822–1869), American politician *Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), American politician *Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896), American politician and general *Lucius Ferraris (died 1763) Italian Franciscan canonist *Lucius Gwynn (1873–1902), Irish cricketer *Lucius Henderson (1861–1947), American film director *Lucius Kelly (1858–1932), Canadian politician *Lucius Littauer (1859–1944), American politician *Lucius Lyon (1800–1851), American politician *Lucius Nieman (1857–1935), American journalist *Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Baronet, Lucius O'Brien (1731–1795), Irish politician *Lucius Trant O'Shea (1858-1920), British chemist and mining engineer *Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (520 BC–430 BC), Roman aristocrat *Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I) (1797–1834), American lawyer *Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) (1825–1893), American politician and judge *Lucius Junius Polk (1802–1870), American politician *Lucius Robinson (1810–1891), American lawyer and politician *Lucius Shepard (1943–2014), American writer *Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, legendary king of Rome from 616 BC to 579 BC *Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, seventh king of Rome from 535–509 BC *Lucius Verus (130–169), Roman emperor *Pope Lucius I (200–254) *Pope Lucius II (died 1145) *Pope Lucius III (1100–1185)

Fiction

*Lucius, fictional character in the Apuleius novel ''The Golden Ass'' *Lucius Tiberius, a fictional Roman Emperor in Arthurian Literature. *Lucius, fictional character in the play ''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar'' by William Shakespeare *Lucius, fictional character in the play ''Titus Andronicus'' by William Shakespeare *Lucius, fictional character, played by Mike Epps, in the 2003 film ''The Fighting Temptations'' *Lucius, fictional character in the PlayStation 3 game, ''Trinity Universe (video game), Trinity Universe'' *Lucius, fictional character, played by Michael Clarke Duncan, in the 2006 film ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' *Lucius, fictional character, played by Ron Randell, in the 1961 film ''King of Kings (1961 film), King of Kings'' *Frozone, Lucius Best, fictional character in the 2004 film ''The Incredibles'' *Lucius Brockway, fictional character in the Ralph Ellison novel ''Invisible Man'' *Lucius Down, fictional character in the Jeff Smith comic Bone (comics), ''Bone'' *Lucius Faversham, fictional character in the radio comedy ''The Penny Dreadfuls Present...'' *Lucius Fox, fictional character in the Batman comic books and movies *Lucius Hunt, fictional character in the 2004 film The Village (2004 film), ''The Village'' by M. Night Shyamalan *Lucius Lavin, fictional character in the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' *Lucius Malfoy, fictional character in J.K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series *List of Doctor Who henchmen#D, Lucius Petrus Dextrus, fictional character in the television series ''Doctor Who'' *Lucius Provine, fictional character in the William Faulkner short story ''A Bear Hunt'' *Lucius Quick, fictional character in the William Faulkner novel ''The Reivers'' *Lucius the Eternal, fictional character in the Warhammer 40,000 universe *Lucius Vorenus (Rome character), Lucius Vorenus, fictional character in the television series ''Rome'' *Lucius Wagner, fictional character in the video game Lucius (video game), Lucius *Lucious Lyon, fictional character in Empire (2015 TV series), ''Empire'' (2015 TV series) *Lucius, fictional character in ''Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade'' *Lucius, fictional character in the movie Gladiator (2000 film)

Surname

*Hanibal Lucić (1485–1553), Croatian poet and playwright *Johannes Lucius (1604–1679), Venetian Dalmatian historian *Theo Lucius (born 1976), Dutch football player

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