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The Name Lucius - Origin and Meaning of Lucius
  



The Name Lucius - Origin and Meaning of Lucius


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Lucius

Latin

Usage of the Name Lucius

Ancient Roman, English

Meaning of the Name Lucius

The name Lucius is derived from the Latin word "lux" meaning "light".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Lucius Junius Brutus, a 6th-century BC Roman consul and the founder of the Roman Republic; Lucius Annaeus Seneca, known as Seneca (c. 4 BC – 65 AD), a Roman philosopher and statesman; Nero, whose birth name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (37 - 68), a Roman emperor; Lucius Shepard (born 1947), an American writer.
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