Girl · Latin
Lucilla
Say it: loo-SIL-uh
Meaning
Diminutive of Lucia.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A name of imperial women in the 2nd century; the French form Lucille had its own later popularity.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 900 babies given this name since 1898
- At its height in 1909, about 1 in 34,700 girls
- 11 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Lucilla |
|---|---|
| French | Lucille |
| Spanish | Lucila |
Famous bearers
- Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Roman inscriptions and tombstones
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.