Meaning: Lucyle is a spelling of Lucille, the French form of the Latin Lucilla, a diminutive of Lucia from lux, light; the y simply restyles the familiar name while keeping its bright meaning.Low
In 30 seconds: Lucyle is a variant spelling of Lucille, from the Latin word for light. It was used for United States girls in the early twentieth century (said loo-SEEL) as a stylish take on a classic name.
MeaningLucyle is a spelling of Lucille, the French form of the Latin Lucilla, a diminutive of Lucia from lux, light; the y simply restyles the familiar name while keeping its bright meaning.
Lucyle shadowed the popular Lucille, touching a modest high around 1916. This spelling stayed rare while the standard Lucille carried the name.
It was never common on its own, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak, since most families wrote Lucille. The y spelling reads as a chic period flourish on a name meaning light.
Did you know? Lucille traces to the Latin lux, light, through Lucia and Lucilla, and boomed as an American name in the early nineteen-hundreds; Lucyle is a decorative respelling that swaps the i for a y.
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References - Lucyle — Variant of Lucille; Latin lux, light, through Lucia/Lucilla
