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Lucius

American  
[loo-shuhs] / ˈlu ʃəs /

noun

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


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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 • Jan. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Among them, only Lucius truly exists, and it is only through him that the other gladiators suddenly realize they can reclaim their agency and promptly entrust it to the man who would lead them.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024

“Of course not, of course not!” said Lucius impatiently.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling