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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Lucius m. Latin Lucius, a Roman praenomen deriving from Latin lux 'light'.

The name of a 2nd C martyr, a legendary 2nd C king of the Britons and saint, a 2nd C Roman emperor, a 3rd C Roman emperor, a 3rd C pope and saint, a 5th C marytr, and two 12th C popes. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Lucius.

Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1582 Luska (nom) Audén1980 p. 171
Italy
Latin
1184 Lucius (nom) ChartCaen2 5
Italian
1513x1521 Lucio LeoX p. 12
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Lucius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Lucius.