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Lucille

/luˈsiːl/

Lucille proper noun: a female given name from French Lucille [in turn from Latin Lucilla], of 1910s US usage.

Proper noun

Lucille

  1. A female given name from French Lucille [in turn from Latin Lucilla], of 1910s US usage.
    • "My name is Lucille." The man sat down heavily, crowding the girl's body against Mr. Munn. "You call her Sukie like I said," he ordered. "Now, Mr. Munn," the girl asked, leaning back so she could look up at him from under the brim of her large straw hat with its blue ribbons, " do you see how he...1939, Robert Penn Warren, Night Rider, Random House, published 1939, page 4

Forms of Lucille

alternative formLucile

Words that rhyme with Lucille

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Questions about Lucille

What does Lucille mean?
Lucille means a female given name from French Lucille [in turn from Latin Lucilla], of 1910s US usage.
What part of speech is Lucille?
Lucille is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lucille?
Lucille is pronounced /luˈsiːl/.

Words near Lucille in the dictionary

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

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