Lucilla

Latin

"light"

Lucilla Origin and Meaning

The name Lucilla is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "light".

A delicate name with an ancient pedigree, more appealing to some than Lucille. It elaborates on Lucy and even Lucia and feels more distinctive than Lucinda.

Lucilla Popularity

• 1976 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Lucilla

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Lucilla.

• Lucette
• Lucretia
• Jennet
• Marciana
• Drusilla
• Junia
• Lucina
• Melisent
• Honoria
• Florentina
• Romina
• Luciana
• Clemencia
• Midori
• Prima
• Marilla
• Silvia
• Justina
• Zelina
• Floria

Famous People Named Lucilla

• (Annia Aurelia Galeria) Lucilla daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
• Lucilla Matthew Andrews British romance novelist
• Lucilla Galeazzi Italian folk singer
• Lucilla Udovich American operatic soprano
• Lucilla Mary Wright English field hockey player
• Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde (Birdy) English musician, singer and songwriter
• Lucilla Bonaccorsi Italian fashion designer

Lucilla in Pop Culture

• Lucilla character in Euphues (1578,80) by John Lyly
• Lucilla Marjoribanks heroine of Miss Marjoribanks, an 1866 novel by Margaret Oliphant
• Lucilla Antony Crespin's unhappy wife in The Green Goddess, a 1921 play by William Archer ('invited by Raja of Rukh to enter his harem; priests plan to sacrifice them to the Green Goddess')
• Lucilla character in the Dune series