Spanish Lucía and southern Italian.

Lucia name history. Latin from Lux meaning light or the light one as in the bringer of light. Lucia History Family Crest Coats of Arms. It has been used in the England since the 12th century usually in the spellings.

In Italian the meaning of the name Lucia is. Respelling of French Lussier. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out and thus she is the patron saint of the blind.

The first attempts at colonization were made by the English in 1605 and 1638 but they were frustrated by sickness and the hostility of the native Caribs. Her name is invoked against eye disease. Romanian and English form of Lucianus.

Saint Lucia island state in the Caribbean Sea. Meaning History. 2006 daughter of American actress.

It is considered to be the feminine form of. The exact date of the European discovery of Saint Lucia is not known but it is thought to have been about 1500. The capital and major port is Castries.

The distinguished surname Lucia can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Sicily which is located off Southwestern Italy and incorporates the island of Sicily itself the area of Naples and the southern part of the Italian peninsula. Meanings and history of the name Lucia. This is the most popular name for girls in Spain beginning in 2003.