The baby name Lucinde is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /luːˈsɪnd/ or /luːˈsɪndi/ (English: LOO-SIND or LOO-SIN-dee); French: /lysɛ̃d/ (ly-SAND).
Lucinde is French in Origin.
The baby name Lucinde is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /luːˈsɪnd/ or /luːˈsɪndi/ (English: LOO-SIND or LOO-SIN-dee); French: /lysɛ̃d/ (ly-SAND).
Lucinde is French in Origin.
Lucinde is the French and German form of Lucinda, a Romance elaboration of Lucia, all ultimately from the Latin lux, lucis, meaning “light” and by extension “illumination” or “born at daybreak.” The name gained literary visibility through Friedrich Schlegel’s 1799 novel Lucinde, a touchstone of early German Romanticism, and it echoes the Iberian Lucinda that appears in Golden Age literature, including Cervantes’s Don Quixote. Through its Lucia root, it shares associations with Saint Lucy and the midwinter festival of light.
Usage of Lucinde remains uncommon, with scattered records in 18th–19th‑century France and the German‑speaking world and occasional modern revivals among vintage‑leaning parents. Close variants and cognates include Lucinda (English/Spanish/Portuguese), Lucia/Luzia (Italian/German), Lucie/Lucy (French/English), Lucile/Lucille and Lucienne (French), and Lucina (Latin). Diminutive and short options include Lucy/Lucie, Lulu, and Cindy. All carry the luminous sense inherited from lux.
Lucinde is a rare name. Across 3 countries, we found 36 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #940 | 16 | 5,933 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,123 | 19 | 25,928 |
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