Lucille

American

[loo-seel] / luˈsil /

Or Lucile

noun

a female given name, form of Lucia or Lucy.

Example Sentences

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Although officially credited as The Girl, her character was called "Lucille" by one of the prisoners distracted by her car washing.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

My notes on interviews with Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“A Woman’s Face” tracks Crawford from her 1906 birth in Texas, as Lucille LeSueur, to her youth in Oklahoma and Kansas City as “Billie” Cassin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

But the chaos bursting through Lucille Ball’s comedy on “I Love Lucy,” or driving Phoebe Waller-Bridge‘s title character on “Fleabag,” or Jennifer Saunders’ Edina Monsoon on “Absolutely Fabulous” is the stuff of legend.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

There are no free monsters in Lucille, she corrected.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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