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Lucia swedish name. In Latin Baby Names the meaning of the name Lucia. Konungariket Sverige ˈkôːnɵŋaˌriːkɛt ˈsvæ rjɛ listen is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out and thus she is the patron saint of the blind.

St Lucia was a virgin martyr who died in the 4th century. Due to its connection to light Lucia was traditionally given to babies born as daylight was breaking. Female Name Usage Old Swedish Swedish Finnish Danish Norwegian Greenlandic Icelandic.

Meaning History. Agatha given name Agnes name Agneta Aina given name Albina given name Amalia given name Anna given name Anna-Lena Anneli Anneliese Annika Anthonia Antoinette Antona name Antonella Antonia name Asta. Translation for Lucia in the free Swedish-English dictionary and many other English translations.

Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse. In agrarian Sweden young people used to dress up as Lucia figures lussegubbar that night and wander from house to house singing songs and scrounging for food and schnapps. Latin Baby Names Meaning.

At that time December 13th was considered the shortest day of the year and the end of the fall work season. Her name is invoked against eye disease. Other Languages Cultures Lucia Lucilla Ancient Roman Llúcia Catalan Lucija Croatian Lucie Czech Lucia Danish Luus Dutch Lucia Luzia German Luca Lúcia Hungarian Luce Lucia Lucilla Lucetta Italian Lūcija.

The name Lucia is a girls name of Spanish Italian origin meaning light. Pigs were often slaughtered. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe in various spellings.