Meaning: Light; through the Lucius name family
The story
Lucille is the French form of the Roman name Lucilla. It brings a long naming history into two syllables, with Lucy as an accessible short form and Lucille Ball as a familiar association.
Nicknames
- Lucy
Spellings & variants
- Lucilla
- Lucy
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Climbing in the latest US data
Style
Origins
Lucille comes from French and Latin.
More like Lucille
More French namesOlive
Olive tree
Clementine
Merciful; gentle
Celeste
Heavenly
Lottie
Pet form of Charlotte or Liselotte
Rose
Rose flower; an older Germanic name history also exists
Prudence
Prudence; a name associated with wisdom and good judgment
Ava for iPhone
Meet more names like Lucille in Ava.
Meet one name at a time, with its meaning and origin up front and its story a tap away. Swipe up for the next, heart the ones you love and share them with your partner.
Meet Ava