Luce

Luce is an Italian and French given name derived from Latin lux, meaning light. It functions as both an independent name and a short form of Lucia, the feminine equivalent of the Roman family name Lucius, itself rooted in the same Latin source. The name has long been associated with Saint Lucy, a third-century martyr whose veneration spread the name widely across Romance-speaking Europe. Lucia and Lucy are the most common cognates, alongside Lucía in Spanish and Luzia in Portuguese.