I love the name [name]Lucia[/name], but not the traditional pronounciation. It’s supposed to be loo-chee-ya or loo-sha. I mistakenly sounded it out as loo-SEE-ya. Now I love it this way. What do you think? [name]Will[/name] everyone just say it wrong her whole life?
There is no traditional pronunciation… [name]Lu[/name]-chee-a is Italian, lu-sha is English, and lu-see-a is Spanish. It’s my sister’s name, and we pronounce it lu-SEE-sa. She doesn’t get that many problems with pronunciation.
Personally, I love the Spanish version Loo-see-ah the best. It’s also Loo-thee-ah in Spain.
Yes, they probably will, but that doesn’t mean you cant use it!
I grew up knowing a [name]Lucia[/name] who pronounced it loo-chee-ya. She went by [name]Lulu[/name] most of the time. I recently met a little girl with the name and called her loo-chee-ya only to be corrected that it’s loo-see-ya (the way you pronounce it). No matter what with a name like this there will be pronounciation errors. It’s a beautiful name anyway you say it. If you love it, then go for it.
thanks for your input! What do you think would be good for a mn?
[name]Hi[/name]!
I’ve always thought the name was pronounced as ‘loo-SEE-ah,’ but then I discovered the ‘LOO-shah’ pronunciation with [name]Erin[/name]'s baby, [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Marie[/name] (erinpurple). I also think the ‘loo-CHEE-ah’ pronunciation is pretty, but each one requires a different sort of middle name. If you like the first pronunciation best, the go for it!
Depending on your last name, you will need a different amount of syllables in the middle. I’d go for something classic and strong, not too feminine, but still elegant and sophisticated:
[name]LONG[/name] LN ([name]Petersen[/name])
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Cate[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
MEDIUM LN ([name]Baxter[/name])
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Diane[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Margot[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Pauline[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Roxanne[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
SHORT LN ([name]Smith[/name])
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Katharine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Vivian[/name]
Good luck! Pretty name!
[name]Lemon[/name] 
Middle names:
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Clemence[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Clemency[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Florence[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Margot[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Mathilde[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Odette[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] Oph”lie
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Seren[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Verity[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Ysabel[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Zoe[/name]
You can use any pronunciation. No matter which you use, she’ll have to correct people all the time, just like an [name]Eva[/name]. That said, it’s inadvisable to pair one pronunciation of [name]Lucia[/name] with a middle name that’s clearly from one of the other languages.
Actually, that’s my name, only mine is spelled a tiny bit differently (I don’t think my parents would want me posting it straight out online though :)), for the exact reason that my parents didn’t want people pronouncing it “LOO-shah”. I don’t really think it’s huge issue; most people pronounce my name the way it looks, “Loo-SEE-yah”. And the only place I’ve ever heard the “Loo-CHEE-ya” pronunciation is from my dad.
It might be mis-pronounced occasionally, but what unusual names aren’t? And she could end up being called by a nickname anyway (mine is [name]Lucy[/name]).
My middle name is [name]Christine[/name], which I think goes pretty well with [name]Lucia[/name].
[name]Hope[/name] that helps! Good luck!
I pronounce it loo see ya. If you were in [name]England[/name] that is how they would pronounce it to be honest.
I would pronounce it Loo-SEE-ya. I’m not Spanish, that just makes the most sense, is a valid pronunciation. There’s no CH or SH in it, so I think those pronunciations sound less Anglicized. If there were only one pronunciation with a CH or a SH sound, I would of course pronounce it correctly, but many names have to translate over many languages and fit in with the local - there is no real reason (if I were naming my child [name]Lucia[/name]) to choose the less intuitive pronunciations over the most intuitive, because I speak English and I live in a place where most people do. If you consider how names translate, for example INTO Italian in the first place, why they call a CI “CH” instead of SEE, it makes sense in [name]Italy[/name], but outside of that, only if you prefer it. I would expect someone from [name]Italy[/name] named [name]Lucia[/name] to accept the local pronunciation of her name rather than constantly correct people how to say it in Italian. That seems to be a sticking point when Americans import names, however, moreso than when immigrants import their own names. Immigrants Americanize their own names all the time and allow for local pronunciations and translations.