Lucinda is a female given name of
Latin origin, meaning light.[1] It can be abbreviated as
Lucy or
Cindy. The name, which originated as an elaboration of the name
Lucia, was first used for a character in
Miguel Cervantes's 1605 work Don Quixote but was in use primarily in works of fiction in the 17th century. The variant "Lucinde" was used for a character by
Molière in the 1665 farce Le Médecin malgré lui and later by
Friedrich von Schlegel in the 1799 novel Lucinde. The name was well-used for girls in England by the 1700s and has been used since that time in the
Anglosphere.[2]
Lucinda Perriweather, a well-meaning but misguided and often unhelpful fairy who gave the "gift" of obedience to Ella in the film Ella Enchanted
Lucinda Koppelthorn, a character from the video game Metal Gear Acid 2
Lucinda "Lucy" Abernathy, the female protagonist, and love interest of Gregory Bridgerton, in the eighth and final book in the Bridgerton Series, On the Way to the Wedding
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 175.
ISBN0-19-861060-2.
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