This article is about given name and surname Lucius. For its use in specifically Roman contexts, see
Lucius (praenomen). For other uses, see
Lucius (disambiguation).
Lucius is a
masculinegiven 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
EtruscanLauchum (or Lauchme) meaning "
king", which was more directly transferred into Latin as Lucumo.[1]
^Bonfante G., Bonfante L. (1983). Etruscan language: an introduction. NY, 1983. P. 59
Name list
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given name or the same
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This article is about given name and surname Lucius. For its use in specifically Roman contexts, see
Lucius (praenomen). For other uses, see
Lucius (disambiguation).
Lucius is a
masculinegiven 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
EtruscanLauchum (or Lauchme) meaning "
king", which was more directly transferred into Latin as Lucumo.[1]
^Bonfante G., Bonfante L. (1983). Etruscan language: an introduction. NY, 1983. P. 59
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.