"Lucille" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /luˈsiːl/ Forms: Lucile [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːl Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lucille
  1. A female given name from French Lucille [in turn from Latin Lucilla], of 1910s US usage. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): 露西爾 /露西尔 (Chinese Mandarin)
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