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Lucilla

Lucilla proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Lucilla

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • - - - She was called Lucy and I was called Lucilla, after her, which is just a shade of difference. Lucy is more lovable than Lucilla, don't you think?" "Lucilla is a charming name," said Richard.1966, L. P. Hartley, The Betrayal, H. Hamilton, page 54

Origin of Lucilla

From Latin Lūcilla, feminine diminutive form of the praenomen Lūcius.

Questions about Lucilla

What does Lucilla mean?
Lucilla means a female given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Lucilla?
Lucilla is a proper noun.

Words near Lucilla in the dictionary

  1. lucigens
  2. lucigraph
  3. lucigraphs
  4. Lucile
  5. Lucilian
  6. Lucilla
  7. Lucille
  8. lucimeter
  9. lucimeters
  10. lucimycin
  11. Lucin

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