Lucetta

Lucetta is an Italian feminine diminutive derived from the Latin root lux, meaning light. It developed as an affectionate or diminutive form of Lucia, itself a name borne by the early Christian martyr Saint Lucia of Syracuse, whose association with light made the name widely popular throughout the medieval period. Shakespeare used the name for a minor character in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, giving Lucetta a small place in literary history. Related forms include Lucia, Luce, Lucetta's French cognate Lucette, and the Latinate Lucilla.