"Lucius" meaning in Latin

See Lucius in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈluː.ki.us/ [Classical], [ˈɫ̪uːkiʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈlu.t͡ʃi.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈluːt͡ʃius] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *Loukjos, related to lux (“light”), stem lūc-. Compare Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌂𐌉 (Luci, “a male praenomen”) and Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌗𐌉 (Luχi). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*Loukjos}} Proto-Italic *Loukjos, {{m|la|lux||light}} lux (“light”), {{m|la||lūc-}} lūc-, {{cog|ett|𐌋𐌖𐌂𐌉|t=a male praenomen|tr=Luci}} Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌂𐌉 (Luci, “a male praenomen”), {{cog|ett|𐌋𐌖𐌗𐌉|tr=Luχi}} Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌗𐌉 (Luχi) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Lūcius<2.both>|f=Lūcia}} Lūcius m (genitive Lūciī or Lūcī, feminine Lūcia); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Lūcius<2.both>}} Forms: Lūcius [canonical, masculine], Lūciī [genitive], Lūcī [genitive], Lūcia [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lūcius [nominative, singular], Lūciī [nominative, plural], Lūciī [genitive, singular], Lūcī [genitive, singular], Lūciōrum [genitive, plural], Lūciō [dative, singular], Lūciīs [dative, plural], Lūcium [accusative, singular], Lūciōs [accusative, plural], Lūciō [ablative, singular], Lūciīs [ablative, plural], Lūcī [singular, vocative], Lūciī [plural, vocative]
  1. A masculine praenomen. Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: L. [abbreviation, praenominal] Derived forms: Lūcia (praenomen) [feminine], Lūcīpor (english: slave of Lucius)

Alternative forms

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        "Latin nouns with red links in their inflection tables",
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}

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