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Lucius Pronunciation LU-shus or LU-see-us Word/name
Latin Meaning "Light" Variant form(s)
Lucio ,
Luci ,
Lucy ,
Luce ,
Lucey ,
Lučić ,
Lucci ,
Luzi ,
Luzio ,
Luzzo ,
Luzzi ,
Luchi ,
Lucioni ,
Lucchi ,
Lucini ,
Luccini
Lucius is a
masculine
given name which began use as
Lucius (
Latin
[ˈluː.ki.us] ;
Etruscan : Luvcie ), abbreviated L. , one of the small group of common
Latin forenames (
praenomina ) found in the
culture of
ancient Rome . Lucius probably derives from
Latin word lux (
gen. lucis ), meaning "
light " (<
PIE *leuk- , "brightness"), related to the Latin verb lucere ("to shine") and
cognate to the name
Lucas . Another proposed etymology is derivation from
Etruscan Lauchum (or Lauchme ) meaning "
king ", which was more directly transferred into Latin as Lucumo .
[1]
Lucia and
Lucy are feminine forms of the name.
In addition, Lucius is a
British masculine
given name and an Austrian,
German , Luxembourgish and
Dutch
surname . Lucius has been translated into
Italian ,
Spanish and
Portuguese , as
Lucio . Derived from the related
patronymic Lucianus is
Luciano in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese,
Lucien in
French and
Luken in
Basque .
Given name
In Antiquity or earlier
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 Quinctius Cincinnatus (520 BC–430 BC), Roman aristocrat
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter , Roman consul and praetor 285–4 BC
Lucius Postumius Megellus (consul 262 BC) , Roman general, politician and consul (262 BC)
Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus , Roman general, statesman, and consul (in 256 and 250 BC)
Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 251 BC) , Roman consul (251 BC), pontifex maximus and dictator
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus (228 BC-183 BC), Roman general and statesman
Lucius Marcius Censorinus , Roman consul in 149 BC and censor in 147 BC
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138 BC–78 BC), Roman consul and dictator
Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118 BC–56 BC), Roman general and statesman
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (98 BC–48 BC), Roman general, politician, and consul
Lucius Pinarius , 1st century BC Roman governor
Lucius Caesar (17 BC–AD 2), Roman soldier
Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger c.4 BC – AD 65; aka Seneca ; Stoic
Lucius of Cyrene , Roman church founder according to Acts of the Apostles
Lucius Verus (130–169), Roman emperor
Lucius of Britain , a legendary 2nd century Christian king
Pope Lucius I (200–254)
Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (215-275), Roman Emperor
Lucius Aurelius Marcianus , 3rd century Roman general
Lucius of Alexandria , a 4th century Patriarch of Alexandria
Lucius of Chur , legendary first
bishop of Chur
Lucius (consul 413) , Roman politician
Popes
Various 18th to 20th century figures
David Lucius King, a performer in the English family hip pop quintet
KING
Americans 18th to 20th century figures
Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), American politician
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I) (1797–1834), American lawyer
Lucius Lyon (1800–1851), American politician
Lucius Junius Polk (1802–1870), American politician
Lucius Robinson (1810–1891), American lawyer and politician
Lucius Jacques Dupré (1822–1869), American politician
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) (1825–1893), American politician and judge
Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896), American politician and general
Lucius Nieman (1857–1935), American journalist
Lucius Littauer (1859–1944), American politician
Lucius Henderson (1861–1947), American film director
Lucius D. Clay (1897–1978), American general
Lucius Beebe (1902–1966), American writer
Lucius Holsey Pitts (1915–1974), American college president and Black educational leader
Lucius Shepard (1943–2014), American writer
Lucius Allen (born 1947), American basketball player
Lucius Davis (born 1970), American basketball player
Lucius Borich (born 1971), Australian musician
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 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
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
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
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 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
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 Tong, fictional character in the Mark Millar graphic novel
Prodigy: The Icarus Society
Lucius the Eternal, fictional character in the
Warhammer 40,000 universe
Lucius Vorenus , fictional character in the television series Rome
Lucius Wagner, fictional character in the video game
Lucius
Lucious Lyon , fictional character in
Empire (2015 TV series)
Lucius, fictional character in
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Lucius, fictional character in the movie
Gladiator (2000 film)
Lucius Zogratis, fictional character in the manga
Black Clover
Lucius Artorius Castus, fictional character in the manga
Vinland Saga
Surname
See also
References
^ Bonfante G., Bonfante L. (1983). Etruscan language: an introduction. NY, 1983. P. 59