Lucila

Lucila is a Spanish and Portuguese feminine name derived from the Latin root lux, meaning light. It functions as a diminutive or elaborated form of Lucia, sharing the same luminous sense found across Romance-language naming traditions. The name was borne by the Chilean poet Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, who adopted the pen name Gabriela Mistral and became the first Latin American writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Related forms include Lucia, Lucilla, and Lucille.