Lucy
/luɡi/from spelling rules
The English name Lucy is translated into Spanish as Lucy.
Lucy is used as a female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
Which one should you use?
The diminutive Luci can be used as a friendly nickname for the name Lucía.
How do you pronounce it?
/luɡi/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking communities, the name Lucía is associated with the 'eyes' because Saint Lucy is the patron saint of the blind.
- If you want to call a girl named Lucía by a sweet nickname, you might use Lulú instead of the English-style Luci.
- The name 'Lucy' is actually a phonetic cousin to the Spanish word luz, which means 'light'.
Examples in context
- ¿Lucy ya ha llamado?Has Lucy telephoned yet?This sentence is useful for checking if Lucy has telephoned.Tatoeba #740778 by Shishir, translation #29572 by CN
- ¿Llamaste a Lucy ya?Have you called Lucy yet?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has called Lucy.Tatoeba #1701644 by marcelostockle, translation #1699636 by mookeee
- A Lucy le agrada Mary.Lucy likes Mary.This sentence is useful for expressing that Lucy likes Mary.Tatoeba #4482218 by cueyayotl, translation #2851634 by Amastan
- Hola Lucy, ¿cómo estás?Hi Lucy, how are you?
- ¡Oye, Luci, vamos a salir esta noche!Hey, Luci, let's go out tonight!
- Lucinda, ¿podrías ayudarme con esto, por favor?Lucy, could you help me with this, please?
- 25 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucia and Mateo are talking about a friend.
- Lucía¿Viste a Lucy hoy?Did you see Lucy today?
- MateoNo, no he visto a Lucy.No, I haven't seen Lucy.
- LucíaElla es muy amable.She is very kind.
- MateoSí, Lucy es una gran amiga.Yes, Lucy is a great friend.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
