Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning as of light (born at dawn or daylight, maybe also shiny, or of light complexion). Alternative spellings are Luci and Lucie.
The English Lucy surname is taken from the Norman language that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy based on the Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century (see also De Lucy).
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Male people with the name
Lucy, code-name of anti-Nazi Rudolf Roessler during World War II
Lucy Daniels, pen name of Ben M. Baglio (born 1960), American author
Lucy Hairston (1892–1944), American college football player
Lucy Knightley (1742–1791), British politician
Animals with the name
Lucy (1998–2011), British dog in the UK children's TV entertainment programme Blue Peter
Lucy Lucy Apple Juice, American dog in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 9
Lucy Temerlin (1964–1987), American chimpanzee
Fossils with the name
Lucy (hominid) (c. 3,000,000 BCE), fossil also known as AL 288-1
Lucy's baby (c. 3.3 million years), fossil