Meanings
- rareA male given name from Latin.
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 13:11 more example
In one of the film's most discussed scenes, Bruce Wayne reveals to Lucius Fox (played by Morgan Freeman) that he has modified his “sonar cell phone technology” to create a device that will allow him to listen in on all of Gotham City[...]
2012, Dan Hassler-Forest, Capitalist Superheroes: Caped Crusaders in the Neoliberal Age, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*léwks
- Proto-Italic*louks
- Proto-Italic*Loukjos
- LatinLūcius
- EnglishLucius
From Latin Lūcius, a common Roman praenomen.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Λούκιος
- Λούκιος (Loúkios)male given name
Bulgarian Лу́ций
- Лу́ций (Lúcij)male given name
Esperanto Lucio
- Luciomale given name
Greek Λούκιος
- Λούκιος (Loúkios)male given name
Hungarian Luciusz
- Luciuszmale given name
Italian Lucio
- Luciomale given name
Latin Lucius
- Luciusmale given name
Polish Lucjusz
- Lucjuszmale given name
Portuguese Lúcio
- Lúciomale given name
Spanish Lucio
- Luciomale given name
Vietnamese Luciô
- Luciômale given name
Cite this entry
Lucius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucius
“Lucius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucius. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lucius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucius.
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