Lucy

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Lucy

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Lucy is the English form of Lucia, the feminine form of Lucius, a Latin name which means “Light.”

History:
Lucy comes Lucie, the French form of Lucia. Due to the influence of St. Lucia, it was a fairly common medieval name that first reached a high popularity in the 18th century. It is rather uncommon now.

Please see Lucia for additional information.

Pronunciation: loo-see

Diminutives: Lu, Lula, Lulu.

Alternates: Luci, Lucilla..

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Lucy Terry (1730-1821)
American poet.
Lucy Fitch Perkins (1865-1937)
American author.
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Canadian novelist.
Lucy Boston (1892-1990)
English writer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Lucy Stone (1818-1893)
American feminist.
Lucy Louisa Coues Flower (1837-1921)
American welfare worker.
Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1845-1888)
American archeologist.
Lucy Jane Rider Meyer (1849-1922)
American social worker.
Lucy Maynard Salmon (1853-1927)
American historian.
Lucy Wheelock (1857-1946)
American educator.
Lucy Minnigerode (1871-1935)
American Red Cross nurse.
Lucy Burns (1879-1966)
American feminist.

Miscellaneous:
Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (1599-1660)
English schemer of the English Civil War.
Lucy Walter (1630-1658)
Mistress of King Charles II of England.

Political Figures:
Lucy Hayes (1831-1889)
American first lady. Wife of Rutherford B. Hayes.

Religious Figures:
Saint Lucy (Santa Lucia) (-304)
Virgin martyr. Patron saint of virgins.
Lucy Whitehead McGill Waterbury Peabody (1861-1949)
American missionary .

Scientists:
Lucy Hobbs Taylor (1833-1910)
First American woman dentist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Lucy Lawless (1968-)
New Zealand actress.
Lucy Liu (1968-)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.103 % named Lucy

Popularity of Lucy:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 14th most popular.
1850: 26th most popular.
1875: 31st most popular.
1900-1910: 71st most popular.
1910-1920: 84th most popular.
1920-1930: 103rd most popular.
1930-1940: 142nd most popular.
1940-1950: 173rd most popular.
1950-1960: 215th most popular.
1960-1970: 309th most popular.
1970-1980: 548th most popular.
1980-1990: 483rd most popular.
1990: 449th most popular.
1991: 466th most popular.
1992: 475th most popular.
1993: 471st most popular.
1994: 466th most popular.
1995: 447th most popular.
1996: 396th most popular.
1997: 382nd most popular.
1998: 389th most popular.
1999: 365th most popular.
2000: 328th most popular.
2001: 302nd most popular.
2002: 265th most popular.
2003: 221st most popular.

In Ireland...
1998: 46th most popular.
1999: 43rd most popular.
2000: 38th most popular.
2001: 35th most popular.
2002: 36th most popular.
2003: 30th most popular.