Lúcia de Jesus Rosa dos Santos OCD 28 March 1907 13 February 2005 also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart was a Portuguese Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun one of the three children along with her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto who claimed to have witnessed Marian apparitions in Fátima in 1917.

Lucia for name. Due to its connection to light Lucia was traditionally given to babies born as daylight was breaking. THE most recent data from new births registered in 2020 reveals Spains most popular baby names. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe in various spellings.

In Italian the meaning of the name Lucia is. Logos First Name Lucia Logos. Variant of Lucy Latin light.

What does the name Lucia mean. See the popularity of the girls name Lucia over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse.

Hugo is the favourite name for boys while Lucia continues to be the top name. The character Lucia is more commonly known by her nickname Mimi and only mentions her true name once in her aria. The name Lucia is primarily a female name of Italian origin that means Light.

Derived from the Latin lux and the feminine form of the Old Roman name Lucius. A variety of references include Santa Lucia a fourth century martyr who was revered in the Middle Ages and the Caribbean island named for her and the tragic opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out and thus she is the patron saint of the blind.

Feminine form of Lucius. Ballet patron Lucia Chase. The names were announced Tuesday evening at the Saint Lucia Olympic Committee SLOC Inc Headquarters in La Clery.