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

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

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