The first name Lucille

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About the first name Lucille

Meaning

The name Lucille is related to Lucie. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Lucille belongs to the same name family as Lucie. The name Lucie comes from Latin Lucia, feminine form of Lucius, early associated with Latin lux “light”.

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In archival records, Lucille may coexist with Lucie or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:lu-silllys.ij

Frequency of the first name Lucille by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Lucille by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name LucilleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Lucille in baptisms by year.5037251201730178218341886193819901730–1734 1 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1795–1799 2 baptisms1800–1804 4 baptisms1805–1809 13 baptisms1810–1814 14 baptisms1815–1819 11 baptisms1820–1824 14 baptisms1825–1829 11 baptisms1830–1834 3 baptisms1835–1839 18 baptisms1840–1844 8 baptisms1845–1849 4 baptisms1850–1854 4 baptisms1855–1859 4 baptisms1865–1869 2 baptisms1875–1879 1 baptisms1880–1884 1 baptisms1890–1894 2 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1905–1909 6 baptisms1910–1914 8 baptisms1915–1919 9 baptisms1920–1924 25 baptisms1925–1929 26 baptisms1930–1934 16 baptisms1935–1939 16 baptisms1940–1944 15 baptisms1945–1949 17 baptisms1950–1954 7 baptisms1955–1959 5 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms

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