Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Meaning
Feminine form of Valerius. This was the name of a 2nd-century Roman saint and martyr.
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Lucia
Feminine form of Lucius. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out, and thus she is the patron saint of the blind. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). It has been used in the England since the 12th century, usually in the spellings Lucy or Luce.