Lucina

noun

Roman myth a title or name given to Juno as goddess of childbirth

Word Origin for Lucina

C14: from Latin lūcīnus bringing to the light, from lūx light

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Examples from the Web for lucina

Historical Examples of lucina

Her sister in Lucina, Mrs. H. Gipps, does too well, we think.
The Letters of Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Here Thynne's reading, Lucina, is obviously correct; see Bk.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7)
Geoffrey Chaucer
He entreats the aid of Isis and Lucina in behalf of Corinna, in her labour.
The Amores, or Amours
Ovid
Pedronez and Lucina backed into corners and chattered crazy.
The Belted Seas
Arthur Colton
He applies to her only a few epithets, the most eulogistic of which is “Lucina the shene.”
Astronomical Lore in Chaucer
Florence M. Grimm

Word Origin and History for lucina

Lucina

Roman goddess of childbirth, from Latin Lucina, literally "she that brings to the light," fem. of lucinus, from lux (see light (n.)).