[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries!
How are we pronouncing [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]? What imagery do you get from this name? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like it? Is it at all common in your area? If you donāt mind sharing where you are from as well, that would be great.
Thanks!!
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(Loo-SEE-uh)
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I pronounce it loo-CHEE-ah, I think of it as very bright and sparkling due to the meaning and my main associations are the Mapp and [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] books by E.F. [name_m]Benson[/name_m] and the tv versions (in which sheās a rather glam 1920s queen bee, so quite positive!)
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Loo-chee-uh is my favourite (and often instinctive) pronunciation, but Loo-see-uh and Loo-shuh wouldnāt surprise me. I like loo-shuh and loo-chee-uh best, and loo-see-uh is nice too.
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] is summery, bright light and sort of beach-y, but could also be smart and regal.
Iāve met two [name_m]Lucias[/name_m] of very different ages (one in her 60s, one in her teens) - Iām in the UK
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Same
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I would pronounce it loo-CHEE-aa. It is a very pretty, bright, sparkling name I think.
It is not common at all here, I have never met one (West of Scotland)
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Loo-SEE-uh ā¦ Absolutely love it 
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In [name_f]English[/name_f], loo-CEE-uh. [name_f]My[/name_f] sister has a friend with that name, so that takes it from an āaestheticā vibe to a more realistic one but the name itself feels light yet fiery and feels friendly and approachable.
[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: itās interesting that Britberries seem more familiar with the Italian pronunciations!
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Italian Nameberry here. Italian pronunciation, which is loo-CHEE-ya / loo-CHEE-ah / loo-CHEE-uh comes instinctive to me. Sincerely feels somehow boring, and overused (like REALLY overused) to me, so common especially among the older generations, from grandmas to mothers, even the youngers a bit less but still used eh. It feels like the Italian Sarah. Maybe it is beautiful and has wonderful meanings and everything but. You know. It is a bit too boring sometimes, isnāt it?
I would use something else, or use a variant / similar sounding like Lucilla; for some reason reminds me more of South than North Italy, and this name is somehow religious to me, but at least it is classic and Luci and Lu / Lou are cute nicknames and has a nice meaning. I picture a blond girl with curls, maybe because the first Lucia I met at school was a blond girl with curls who wore white dresses, very clean and kind.
The Spanish pronounciation though, reminds me of a girl, with brown and long hair, fiery, who wears colourful dresses. In this case the imagery is youthful and floreal and international, fun, and not boring anymore, but cool! I lived in Italy all my life, so I never heard anyone using this 
I would love to though!
Some middles for Lucia:
Lucia Maddalena (came instinctive)-
Lucia Bianca
Lucia Cornelia
Lucia Ginevra
Lucia Margherita
Lucia Cayetana
Lucia Daniela
Lucia Soraya
Lucia Ximena
Lucia Leonor
Sorry I donāt know much of Spanish names
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Loo-CHEE-uh
but an acquaintance just used this for her daughter and pronounces it LOO-shuh. Iāve also heard loo-see-uh. I guess thereās a lot of ways you can say this one. That kind of turns me off of the name tbh. I always feel like Iām very likely to get it wrong whenever I see it.
[name_f]Imagery[/name_f], it makes me think of a little dark-haired girl playing by the sea.
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Loo-see-ah.
I think itās very beautiful. I have it on my short list, and would consider using it. Itās meaning is also lovely. 
I say loo-SEE-ah. I love [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]! I get images of beautiful golden hair, a clear dawn, a light breeze, sweet summer days at the beach, and little wildflowers. Definitely not common where I liveāI only know one little girl named [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] who goes by [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] and also [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]. I live on the east coast of [name_u]America[/name_u], for reference.
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I would ask the pronunciation before assuming. I prefer Loo-sha but the only one iāve known (the daughter of a friend of a friend) was Loo-see-ah. Iām in the west coast US and Iāve heard [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] much more often than [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], interestingly.
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i pronounce it loo-SEE-ah (and greatly prefer this pronunciation to any other), and i think itās a gorgeous name. it can fit any personality, and is youthful and playful, while still being mature. itās unique and familiar, but definitely not too common. i only know one lucia, and have only heard of maybe two or three others. iām in the us.
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i prefer loo-SEE-uh. Itās not that common where i live, ive known one Loo-SEE-uh and one Loo-CHEE-uh.
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I knew a [name_f]LucĆa[/name_f] from Spain, and she pronounced it loo-SEE-uh so thatās what Iād instinctively say.
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I say āloo-SEE-uh,ā because I babysat a little girl once who pronounced it that way. Itās a kicky, sparkly name. Quite royal, potentially! Iām in the west USA.
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