Meaning of the nameLucina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci-na
Lucina is a female name of Latin origin, an epithet of the Roman goddess of childbirth, linked to the Latin word for 'light'.
Meaning
“epithet of the Roman goddess of childbirth, linked to 'light' (or to 'grove')”
Source: Wiktionary: Lucina (Latin) · Behind the Name: Lucina
- People (2022)
- 1,610
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,964
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,285
- people
Lucina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lucina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (374 people).
1,596 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Lucina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lucina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 287 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 175 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 124 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 110 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 105 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 89 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 77 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lucina
Lucina comes from Latin Lūcīna, an epithet of the Roman goddesses Juno or Diana as protectors of childbirth. Wiktionary connects it to lux, 'light'; Behind the Name links it to the Latin word for 'grove' (in English, grove) and says it was later associated with the word for 'light'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,610 people named Lucina, with a median age of 51, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lucina (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucina · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Lucina
What does the name Lucina mean?
Lucina means “epithet of the Roman goddess of childbirth, linked to 'light' (or to 'grove')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Lucina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,610 people with the first name Lucina, which ranks it number 5,964 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lucina a boy's or a girl's name?
Lucina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,596 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Lucina?
Lucina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lucina most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Lucina (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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