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    Lucinda

    loo-SIN-dah

    Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Light; Illumination
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Lucinda does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Light; Illumination", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Lucinda.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1880s (0.065% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Lucinda follows the Light of the world — child of day, not of darkness, walking in the light of life that Jesus alone provides.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 1 Thessalonians 5:5

      "Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."

    • John 8:12

      "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

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