Lucius
Lucius Pronunciation LU-shus or LU-see-us Word/name Latin Meaning "Light" Variant form(s) Lucaj , Lucio , Luci , Lucy , Luce , Lucey , Lučić , Lucci , Luzi , Luzio , Luzzo , Luzzi , Luchi , Lucioni , Lucchi , Lucini , Luccini
Lucius is a masculine given name which began use as Lucius (Latin [ˈluː.ki.us] Etruscan : Luvcie ), abbreviated L. , one of the small group of common Latin forenames (praenomina culture of ancient Rome . Lucius probably derives from Latin word lux gen. lucis light " (<PIE *leuk- , "brightness"), related to the Latin verb lucere cognate to the name Lucas . Another proposed etymology is derivation from Etruscan Lauchum (or Lauchme ) meaning "king ", which was more directly transferred into Latin as Lucumo [ 1]
Lucia and Lucy are feminine forms of the name.
In addition, Lucius is a British masculine given name and an Austrian, German , Luxembourgish and Dutch surname . Lucius has been translated into Italian , Spanish and Portuguese , as Lucio . Derived from the related patronymic Lucianus is Luciano Lucien French and Luken Basque .
Given name
In Antiquity or earlier
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus , legendary king of Rome from 616 BC to 579 BCLucius Tarquinius Superbus , seventh king of Rome from 535–509 BCLucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (520 BC–430 BC), Roman aristocratLucius Caecilius Metellus Denter , Roman consul and praetor 285–4 BCLucius Postumius Megellus (consul 262 BC) , Roman general, politician and consul (262 BC)Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus , Roman general, statesman, and consul (in 256 and 250 BC)Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 251 BC) , Roman consul (251 BC), pontifex maximus and dictatorLucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus (228 BC-183 BC), Roman general and statesmanLucius Marcius Censorinus , Roman consul in 149 BC and censor in 147 BCLucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138 BC–78 BC), Roman consul and dictatorLucius Licinius Lucullus (118 BC–56 BC), Roman general and statesmanLucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (98 BC–48 BC), Roman general, politician, and consulLucius Septimius , assassin of Pompey Lucius Pinarius , 1st century BC Roman governorLucius Caesar (17 BC–AD 2), Roman soldier Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger c.4 BC – AD 65; aka Seneca ; StoicLucius of Cyrene , Roman church founder according to Acts of the ApostlesLucius Calvenus Taurus , 2nd century Middle Platonist philosopherLucius Verus (130–169), Roman emperorLucius of Britain , a legendary 2nd century Christian kingPope Lucius I (200–254)Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (215-275), Roman EmperorLucius Aurelius Marcianus , 3rd century Roman generalLucius of Alexandria , a 4th century Patriarch of AlexandriaLucius of Chur , legendary first bishop of Chur Lucius (consul 413) , Roman politicianPopes
Various 18th to 20th century figures
David Lucius King, a performer in the English family hip pop quintet KING Americans 18th to 20th century figures
Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), American politicianLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I) (1797–1834), American lawyerLucius Lyon (1800–1851), American politicianLucius Junius Polk (1802–1870), American politicianLucius Robinson (1810–1891), American lawyer and politicianLucius Jacques Dupré (1822–1869), American politicianLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) (1825–1893), American politician and judgeLucius Fairchild (1831–1896), American politician and generalLucius Nieman (1857–1935), American journalistLucius Littauer (1859–1944), American politicianLucius Henderson (1861–1947), American film directorLucius D. Clay (1897–1978), American generalLucius Beebe (1902–1966), American writerLucius Holsey Pitts (1915–1974), American college president and Black educational leaderLucius Shepard (1943–2014), American writerLucius Allen (born 1947), American basketball playerLucius Davis (born 1970), American basketball playerLucius Borich (born 1971), Australian musician
Fiction
Lucius, fictional character in the Apuleius novel The Golden Ass
Lucius Tiberius , a fictional Roman emperor in Arthurian LiteratureLucius, fictional character in the play Julius Caesar
Lucius, fictional character in the play Titus Andronicus
Lucius, fictional character, played by Mike Epps, in the 2003 film The Fighting Temptations
Lucius, fictional character in the PlayStation 3 game, Trinity Universe
Lucius, fictional character, played by Michael Clarke Duncan, in the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Lucius, fictional character, played by Ron Randell, in the 1961 film King of Kings
Lucius Best , fictional character in the 2004 film The Incredibles Lucius Brockway, fictional character in the Ralph Ellison novel Invisible Man
Lucius Down, fictional character in the Jeff Smith comic Bone
Lucius Faversham, fictional character in the radio comedy The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
Lucius Fox , fictional character in the Batman comic books and moviesLucius Hunt, fictional character in the 2004 film The Village
Lucius Lavin , fictional character in the television series Stargate Atlantis Lucius Malfoy , fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter seriesLucius Provine, fictional character in the William Faulkner short story A Bear Hunt
Lucius Quick, fictional character in the William Faulkner novel The Reivers
Lucius the Eternal, fictional character in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
Lucius Vorenus , fictional character in the television series Rome Lucius Wagner, fictional character in the video game Lucius
Lucious Lyon , fictional character in Empire (2015 TV series)Lucius, fictional character in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Lucius, fictional character in the movie Gladiator (2000 film)
Lucius Zogratis, fictional character in the manga Black Clover
Lucius Artorius Castus, fictional character in the manga Vinland Saga
Lucius, fictional character in the manga Thermae Romae
Surname
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