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Lucill
How to Pronounce Lucill
Pronounced loo-SEEL /luˈsil/Medium
Meaning: Lucill is a shortened spelling of Lucille (also Lucile), the French feminine form of Lucius, from the Latin lux, meaning 'light.'Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Lucill is a variant spelling of Lucille, itself the French feminine form of the Latin Lucius, from lux, 'light.' French names were fashionable among English-speaking parents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Lucille and its trimmed spellings were part of that wave.
It never overtook the standard Lucille or Lucile in use, given to only about eighteen girls a year at its peak in 1920, and had disappeared from records by 1940. A girl named Lucill then would be over a century old today.
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What does the name Lucill mean?
It is a spelling variant of Lucille, from the Latin lux, meaning 'light.'
How do you pronounce Lucill?
It is said loo-SEEL /luˈsil/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Lucill a boy or girl name?
Lucill is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lucill?
It was always a minor variant next to Lucille, seeing its small peak in 1920 and disappearing from records by 1940.