Luce (pr. loo-che in Italian; loos/ luys in French) is the Italian and French form of Lucia, itself the feminine form of Lucius meaning “light” from Latin lux from the Proto-Indo-European word *lewk- (white; light; bright). It was an Ancient Roman given name that was very popular during its time. Luce is also the Italian word for light. Although generally a female name it has had usage as a male name as well. Luce is also a surname derived from the given name.
Origin: Proto-Indo-European
Variants:
- Lucia (Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman)
- Lucie (French, Czech, English)
- Lucette (French diminutive of Luce)
- Lucetta (English)
- Lucilla (Italian, Ancient Roman diminutive of Lucia)
- Lucila (Spanish)
- Llúcia (Catalan)
- Luca (Hungarian, Croatian)
- Lucija (Slovene, Croatian)
- Luus (Limburgish, Dutch)
- Lucinda (English, Portuguese, Spanish)
- Lucile (French, English)
- Lucille (French, English)
- Luzia (German, Portuguese)
- Lūcija (Latvian)
- Liucija (Lithuanian)
- Łucja (Polish)
- Lucja (Polish)
- Lúcia (Portuguese)
- Liùsaidh (Scottish)
- Lucía (Spanish)
- Lleucu (Welsh)
Male forms:
- Lucio (Italian, Spanish)
- Lucius (Ancient Roman, English)
- Loukios (Ancient Roman)
- Lucjusz (Polish)
- Lúcio (Portuguese)
