Lucinda (given name)
Lucinda is a female given name of Latin origin, meaning light.[1] It can be abbreviated as Lucy or Cindy.
| Pronunciation | /ljuːˈsɪndə/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | "light" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Lucia, Lucy, Cindy |
The name may refer to:
People
- Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Australian actress
- Lucinda Ballard (1906–1993), American costume designer
- Lucinda Banister Chandler (1828–1911), American social reformer, author
- Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, Scottish chef and writer
- Lucinda Collins, Australian pianist
- Lucinda Cowden (born 1965), Neighbours actress
- Lucinda Creighton (born 1980), Irish politician
- Lucinda Foote, American student
- Lucinda Barbour Helm (1839–1897), American author, editor, women's religious activist
- Lucinda Jenney (born 1954), American actress
- Lucinda Pullar (born 1998), Australian rules footballer and former soccer player
- Lucinda Riley (1965–2021), Northern Irish author and actress
- Lucinda Todd (1903–1996), African-American teacher and education activist.
- Lucinda Williams (born 1953), American rock, folk and country music singer and songwriter
- Lucinda Williams (athlete) (born 1937), American athlete
- Lucinda "Lucy" Sanders (born 1954), CEO and co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology
- Lucinda Hinsdale Stone (1814–1900), American feminist, educator, traveler, writer, philanthropist
Fictional characters
- Lucinda Walsh, a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns
- Lucinda Embry, a haunted girl who predicted apocalyptic events through numerology in Knowing
- Lucinda Leplastrier, the heroine from Peter Carey's 1988 novel Oscar and Lucinda
- Lucinda Merrill, wife of protagonist Neddy Merrill in John Cheever's 1964 short story "The Swimmer"
- Lucinda, a fictional witch character in Sofia the First
- Lucinda Allen, RJ's childhood crush, and later, his girlfriend in "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins"
- Lucinda Perriweather, a well-meaning but misguided and often unhelpful fairy who gave the "gift" of obedience to Ella in "Ella Enchanted"
- Lucinda Mcmichal, a girl from Lucy talking
Songs
- "Lucinda", by Tom Waits from the album Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
- "Lucinda", by The Knack from the album Get the Knack
- "Lucinda", by Post Punk industrial funk band, A Certain Ratio, from the album 'Sextet'
Others
- Lucinda, Queensland, a town in Australia
- Lucinda (steam yacht), a steam yacht of the Queensland Government
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