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What does Lucy mean?
Lucy 
as a girls' name is pronounced LOO-see. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Lucy is "light". Feminine of Lucius; vernacular form of Lucia. The feast day of Saint Lucy (fourth century), patroness of sight, is called the Festival of Light in Sweden. Lucy is also a bossy little girl in Charles Schulz's popular "Peanuts" comic strip. Actress Lucy Liu.
STARTS WITH Luc-
Variations
VARIANTS Lou▼, Loulou, Lu▼, Luce, Lucetta, Lucette, Luci, Lucia▲, Luciana▲, Lucianna, Lucida, Lucie, Lucienne, Lucile▼, Lucilia, Lucilla, Lucille▼, Lucina, Lucinda▼, Lucine, Lucita, Lucyna, Lucyja, Lucza, Lusita, Luz, Luzija
SEE ALSO Luella
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lucy Addisyn (L.A.), ..
How popular is Lucy?
Lucy is a very prominent first name for females (#208 out of 4276, Top 5%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#9902 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lucy was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its top rank of #49 in the U.S. then, and is presently at #51. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Lucy (#51 VIA LATEST LIST) listed in the Top 2000 are Lou, Lu, Lucetta, Luci, Lucia (#183), Luciana (#349), Lucianna, Lucie (#1375), Lucienne, Lucile, Lucille (#295), Lucina, Lucinda (#1628), Luella (#954) and Luz (#1003). These relations of Lucy were popular a century ago (MEDIAN #1062) and have become much less conventional since (#1364, ▼59.1%). Lucy is more ubiquitous than the rest, though Lucia has become popular as well over time, while forms such as Luella have become less popular.
Similar Names
Lucy is alike in pronunciation to Lacee, Lacey▼, Laci▼, Lacie▼, Lacy▼, Laicey, Lesy, Lesya, Lisa▼, Lissy, Liza▼, Lizy, Lizzy, Luisa▲, Luiza, Lusa, Lysa and Lyza. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cacy, Dacy, Drucy, Dulcy, Jacy, Kacy▼, Lace, Lady, Lexy, Liby, Lily▲, Livy, Lory, Luba, Lucyle, Lula▼, Lulu▼, Luna▲, Lundy, Lupe▼, Lura▼, Lusca, Macy and Tacy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lucy.
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