Lucius

American  

[loo-shuhs] / ˈlu ʃəs /

noun

1. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”

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Example Sentences

Childless and conscious that his imperial predecessors had selected their successors by means of adoption, Hadrian adopted a man in his 50s, who became Antoninus, and instructed that man to adopt, in turn, the 16-year-old Marcus, along with another child, Lucius Ceionius Commodus.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Antoninus died in 161, Marcus and Lucius became the Roman empire’s first-ever co-rulers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The dissolute, debauched Lucius might have proved a challenge for Marcus in the long run, but illness carried him off after eight years in power.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sequel is set years later and sees Irish actor Paul play Lucius, who is revealed to be the illegitimate son of Maximus and Lucilla, played by Connie Nielsen.

From BBC

"It's like Indonesians have been pranked," Lucius Karus from Formappi, a non-profit parliamentary watchdog, told local media outlets.

From BBC