Lucija (lǔcija) is the Croatian and Slovenian form of the feminine given name Lucy.
In Croatia, the name Lucija was the most common feminine given name between 2000 and 2011.[1]
The name is of Latin origin and means "light".[2][3]
Notable people with the name include:
- Lucija Bešen (born 1998), Croatian handball player
- Lucija Ćirić Bagarić (born 2004), Croatian tennis player
- Lucija Čok (born 1941), Slovene linguist
- Lucija Larisi (born 1975), Slovenian biathlete
- Lucija Lesjak (born 1999), Croatian karateka
- Lucija Mlinar (born 1995), Croatian volleyball player
- Lucija Mori (born 1988), Slovenian footballer
- Lucija Polavder (born 1984), Slovenian judoka
- Lucija Radovčić, birth name of Lulu Sun (born 2001), New Zealand tennis player
- Dragana Lucija Ratković Aydemir (born 1969), Croatian art historian
- Marija Lucija Stupica (1950–2002), Slovene children's book illustrator
- Lucija Šerbedžija (born 1973), Croatian actor and model
- Lucija Zaninović (born 1987), Croatian taekwondo practitioner
See also
References
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- ^ "Uz ova imena dostojna princeza dijete neće trebati nadimak" (in Croatian). www.index.hr. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 39.