a feminine name: var. Lucille, Lucinda; equiv. It. & Sp. Lucia
Origin of Lucy
probably via French Lucie from Classical Latin Lucia feminine of Lucius: see LuciusLucy
Lu·cy (died 303?); It. martyr: her day is Dec. 13
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Lucy
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The skeletal remains of a female hominin, Australopithecus afarensis, found in Ethiopia in 1974 and dated at about 3 million years old. Lucy is the most complete australopith skeleton yet discovered, being about 40 percent intact.
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