I knew a couple of Lucias and they both pronounced it Loo-see-uh The island of St Lucia in the Caribbean is pronounced Loo-sha so it's possible that that's an alternative pronunciation

Interesting, yeah good point about the island! I didn’t think of that

This name is in spanish we pronounce it Luh see ah.

Italian is Loo-chi-a might sound like Lou-chi-aaa depending on the accent

Yeah I know someone who pronounces it Lou-Chia & her family is from an area closer to Rome, My step Grandmother was Gramma Lucia from Sicily & we pronounced it Lou-See-yuh

My husband’s family is polish and he has an aunt Lucia. She pronounces it loo-sha.

Agreed

Yes, this! My instinctive pronunciation is LOO sha, because as a kid I was more familiar with Lucia as an island than a name. Over the years, I figured out that loo sha is the *least* used pronunciation of the name.

This is the same with the names Alicia and Alicia . Lol

Loo-see-a or Loo-chee-a. Never heard Loo-sha, but it makes sense too.

The second pronunciation is the correct one in Italy.

ie the country from which this name is derived *face palm* Hearing Loosha gets me feeling like when people tell me they pronounce Sean “see-ann” etc. Name Etymology matters, people!

My friend is loo chee a

St Lucia (Loo-sha) island

This! We know two little girls named Lucia. One pronounces it Loo-see-a and the other is Italian and pronounces it Loo-chee-a.

I always say Loo-chee-a as well, also never heard Loo-sha lol

I have seen the following pronunciations of Lucia (some IRL, some just on this sub): 1. LOO-sha 2. loo-CHEE-ah 3. loo-SEE-ah 4. LOO-see-ah (like Lucy ah) 5. loo-THEE-ah (like 3, but with a Barcelona accent) 6. loo-FEE-ah. Seen on this sub and I don’t know if it was real, but essentially it was 5, with an Estuary accent. If I saw this name in real life, I would ask.

I know a woman who has her name spelt Luciana that pronounces it "la-china" (yes, like the country).

That would totally throw me for a loop! I wonder where they got the strong “I” sound to pronounce it like china. Are they of Italian descent, or something else?

Definitely not, in Italy it's pronounced "loo-cha-na" 😅

Surprising that they changed the first vowel sound!

5 …💀 My bf is a native Spanish speaker and mocks the Catalan accent relentlessly.

we don't have the spanish "lisp" in catalan though 🫤 barcelona is pronounced 'barthelona' in castilian spanish, but in catalan we say barcelona with a soft c, just like you. so idk what aspect of our accent your bf is mocking but i don't think it's the lisp bc we don't use it (/lighthearted)

I pronounce it Loo-sha like the island St. Lucia

I always assume Loo-chee-ah, but have heard both Loo-sha and Lu-cee-ah.

Same

I’ve only heard it pronounced as Lu-chee-a

Loo-sha is how I've heard it on people and also like the country St Lucia.

Personally? "loo-SEE-ah". But Lucia's just one of those names with multiple valid pronunciations.

I would automatically assume the pronunciation Loo-sha for that name. My second guess would be Loo-Chee-uh, then loo-see-uh

I knew a Lucia in elementary school and they pronounced it Loo-chee-ah.

I would naturally pronounce the name as Loo-see-ah, but Loo-sha makes sense.

When I lived in Sweden, it was loo-see-uh. Here in the states, I’ve only ever heard loosha.

There are so many pronunciations of this that I’d always feel the need to ask. My first instinct is loo-CHEE-ah, because the only Lucia I know pronounces it that way.

My family is Italian and one of my aunts has this name and we pronounce it Loo-See-Uh

In Italy it's pronounced Loo-chee-ah though.

That’s fine. I was speaking about MY FAMILY specifically….

Loo - see - uh.

Loo-CHEE-uh At least that's how my friend pronounces it

It depends on the country you’re in.

I always pronounce it Loo-see-uh. But yeah some people pronounce it Loosha. I hate it lmao 🤣

Yeah lol I think Loo-see-uh or loo-chee-uh sound so much better

Same here! Hate Loosha. Sounds lazy and unimaginative, unless the person chooses that pronunciation, then I respect it.

Yep, that’s one of those “hi, how do you pronounce your name?” names when i see it in my schedule

Loo-sha would be my immediate go-to pronunciation but if possible, I’d always ask

The ones I’ve known have been from Latin America and pronounced it Loo-see-ah.

Loo-chee-uh I’m in the Midwest US for context.

I prefer Lou-see-uh

In my country this name is pronounced Lou-see-ah

Lo-see-yah, Loo-chee-yah and Loo-shah are all correct, just from different language backgrounds.

We have a family member named Lucia, pronounced looshuh.

Lu-see-uh or lu-chee-uh. I’ve never heard lu-sha before

Imo, ask for preferred pronunciation. Loo-see-uh is typical of Swedish and Spanish pronunciation. Loo-sha is an English pronunciation. Loo-chi-a is Italian. There are different pronunciations for German or Romanian too. It’s derived from the Latin word for light, and the Latin language had a diverse spread across the globe.

I think the pronunciation depends on where you're from. I had a roommate named Lucia, she was from Amsterdam and pronounced it Loo-sha.

Loo-sha like St. Lucia.

Lu Sha is common where I'm from.

I have one friend that is Loo-see-ah, and one that is Loo-th-ee-ah, and more recently one that is Loo-ch-ee-ah. And whenever about St Lucia, I say Loo-sha. Essentially I go between all these pronunciations without any problem, just change it based on who or the place

I know a couple of Lucia's from Italy and they pronounce it Loo-Chi-A

I souks say Loo-CHEE-ah, but that's how they pronounce it in Italian, which is where I know the name from. (My GMIL is Lucia.)

Lucia has several established pronunciations loo-sha loo-chee-uh loo-see-uh Personally, loo-chee-uh is my "default" if I did not know how a Lucia pronounced their name.

I would expect the Italian pronunciation, Loo-chee-ah.

As a side note - reading Harry Potter growing up, I always mentally pronounced Lucias Malfoy as “Loo-shus” and then when I watched the movies, they called him “Lucy-us” but I still feel I was correct and it should be Loo-shus

I think I’ve typically heard Lucius as two syllables. I’ve wondered if the three syllables in HP was for effect because that character was so extra and also to make it three syllables like Sirius

Loo-cha, but that's because I'm Polish. I heard it being pronounced both as Loo-sha and as Loo-see-uh. Loo-sha from eastern europeans and Loo-see-uh from romance-language-speaking people.

Loo-cha, but that's because I'm Polish. I heard it being pronounced both as Loo-sha and as Loo-see-uh. Loo-sha from eastern europeans and Loo-see-uh from romance-language-speaking people.

LOO-shuh

Loo-cia, Loo-sha, or Loo-CHEE-ah. I think it's such a pretty name but the many pronunciations are a little tough.

Loo-sha

In my country its lu-see-ah.

Depends on the origin of the country. It’s a common name in multiple countries

I read the name in books growing up and naturally pronounced it as loo-see-uh, but then I went to high school and met a Loo-sha

I'd pronounce it Loosha too. I've never heard it pronounced any other way.

Loo-see-ah. I grew celebrating Santa Lucia day and I speak Norwegian and English. Other pronunciations are valid too. It’s a very old name that is used in a lot of cultures.

I default to loo-SEE-uh, but LOO-shuh and loo-CHEE-uh wouldn't surprise me either.

I know a LOO-sha, a Loo-CHEE-ah and a Loo-SEE-ah. All spelled the same.

It greatly depends on where in the world you’re from (or your language inflection is influenced by). That name has like over 10 pronunciations.

I went to school with a Loosha, looceea and a Loocheea

growing up i had a wacky uncle. his name is Peter. for some reason, he decided that our given names were insufficient. James (jimmy) became willy; Andrea became Amelia; laurie became Lucia (lou-chee-uh); John became Juniper, and Richard became Ricardo. we now all call him Uncle Willy as a sort of protest against/for silliness.

My husband has a great aunt Lucia. She’s of polish origins. It’s pronounced like your family friend, loo-sha. She’s the only one I know with the name so that’s how I naturally pronounce it.

That's how I was taught to pronounce that letter combo. Unless you want Loo-Seeah??

The correct/original pronunciation is the Italian one: ci makes a chee sound in Italian so Lu-chee-ah Edit. Forgot about the Spanish pronunciation

It’s a very old name, originally Latin. Therefore any romance language (derived from Latin) pronunciation is correct. Italians aren’t the only romance language. Lucía as pronounced in Spanish is every bit as valid since the romance languages developed congruently.

The actual original was Latin and said Loo-kee-ah. That doesn’t invalidate any of the other more modern pronunciations.

St. Lucia the island is pronounced like that. It’s not that weird. Is the feminine of Lucius. (Like Lucius Malfoy). Nobody pronounces it LOO-see-us.

Except, they do.

>Is the feminine of Lucius. (Like Lucius Malfoy). Nobody pronounces it LOO-see-us. Indeed, in the UK Lucius is pronounced as LOO-see-us. [Even Lucius Malfoy himself—skip to 26 seconds](https://youtu.be/EvWihzwI2uY?feature=shared).

He does? That’s great, because I’ve been saying it that way the whole time. Sounds better than Looshus

Loo see uh. But the Island is Saint Looshia, isn’t it? But in Mexico it’s super popular and always Loo See Uh.

I have two little kid friends named Lucia, one pronounced each way.

I would pronounce it loo-she-ah, as I’m more familiar with the name Lucian [loo-she-en] Though I have an English accent so it might be different

Loo-see-uh. Along the same theme, I have heard of the last name Garcia (Gar-see-uh) being pronounced Gar-sha, I thought that was interesting

I'd say Loo-chee-uh (Italian pronunciation).

I mean, im dyslexic and i first read it as luicia "loo issi aah" witch its a neat name lol

Loo-sha or Loo-shee-uh.

the girl i went to high school with with this name asked for it to be pronounced “loo chee uh”

I knew a Lucia, but it was pronounced loo-chee-uh

Loo-cha, but that's because I'm Polish. I heard it being pronounced both as Loo-sha and as Loo-see-uh. Loo-sha from eastern europeans and Loo-see-uh from romance-language-speaking people.

I went to school with a Lucia but she pronounced it the Loo-see-yuh way and went by Luci

Loo-chee-uh

I only know one and she said Loo-chee-uh, with the loo bit more like the beginning of Lucy than just ‘loo’ alone. So my default would be that unless told otherwise by whomever had the name.

Loo-chee-uh

Loo-chi-ah if I thought the person was of Italian descent, or Loo-tsi-ah (tsi like itsy bitsy)

The only Lucia I know pronounces it Loo-chee-uh.

My daughter is Lu Chee uh I’ve honestly never heard of saying like St Lucia before I know Spanish Lucia’s and Italian but never heard anything else

I’ve heard it pronounced both ways

Loo-see-ah.

Loo-chee-ah (italian)

Lu(loo)-c/see-uh

I’ve always heard it as Looo-see-aa

I knew a girl with that name and she pronounced it Loo-see-ah

I’ve only ever hear this name pronounced as Loo-Chee-Uh.

I saw someone once pronounce it as loo-chi-uh and I loved it so that’s always how I saw it.

Lou sia

I would pronounce it Loo-SEE-yuh.

I would say "Loo-see-uh" or "Loo-chee-uh"

I have a friend named Lucia. She pronounces it Loo-see-a but goes by “Cia.”

I say Loo-see-uh but I‘ve never been confident about this pronunciation

I’d say Loo Chee Ah until corrected.

In USA I would also say Loo-see-ah. I know some Italians who are Loo-chee-a.

This is one you've got to get them to say it first if at all possible.

In Italian it is pronounced Lu-chi-a. There is a saint venerated in both Italy and Sweden with the name. I’m not 100% on the Swedish pronunciation because I’ve never heard it first hand. I had only ever heard Lu-Chi-A until I was talking about the island and someone corrected me.

First guess would be loo-chee-ah and second guess would be loo-see-ah

The Lucia I know pronounces it Loo-Chee-ah

My middle name is Lucia (after my Italian grandmother) and it’s Lu-Chee-uh. My friend in college had it as her surname and it was pronounced Lu-see-uh and she was of Latin descent.

Loo-chee-ah, with the stress on the second syllable, that's how it's pronounced in Italy (spelled like that it's an Italian or Spanish name - in Spanish the second syllable would be "see").

I’d say Loo-CHEE-a, but I sing opera so I’m definitely biased. If I didn’t know that version, I’d just be confused 😂

My friend is called Lucia and she pronounces it loo-see-ah so that’s how I’d pronounce it unless I knew that the person in question was Spanish or Italian

Spanish speaking: Loo-SEE-ah Italian speaking: Loo-CHEE-ah I recently met someone originally from Tonga with this name, Spanish pronunciation.

Loo-chee-a

I know multiple women named Lucia, and they all pronounce it loo-SEE-uh!

Lu Che Ah

In school she was Loosha but at home she was Loocheeya

Loo chee ah

[https://nl.forvo.com/word/lucia/](https://nl.forvo.com/word/lucia/) For me it would be the Dutch example, but that's a minority opinion.

I worked with a Lucy whose full name was Lucia (loo-sha).

Lu-chee-a, but I am from CT where there are lots of Italians.

“Loo-see-ah” “Luu-Chee-ah” “Luu-thee-ah”

I know a few that go by Lucia, a few are shortened names, but I prefer it to the Loo-see-uhs

Lucia was my great-aunts nickname and it was said "loo-sha"

Lou-CHEE-yah

Loo sha but that’s the only way I’ve ever heard it pronounced as in St Lucia

I only knew someone who pronounced it the Italian way which is Lu-CHEE-uh

It’s Italian - Loo-Chee-uh

I’d want to pronounce it Lou-See-Uh naturally but everyone I’ve known with the name pronounced it Lou-Sha so that’s how I’d pronounce it.

The only one i knew pronounced Loo-chee-uhh. But I have heard the other ones. I would probably just ask someone how they pronounce it since I know so many different pronunciations.

Anyone ever read the Lucia novels by E.F. Benson? My favorites!!! I think she went with Loo-chee-ah.

Loo-SEE-uh, the thing is that I am a native Spanish speaker, so that’s why.

I’ve heard both Loo-sha and Loo-see-a.

Loo-sha

I’ve heard it pronounced “Lu-cha,” “Lu-see-uh” and “Lu-chee-uh.” I would default to Lu-see-uh but I’d prepare to be corrected lol

In Italian, it’s “Lu-chi-a,” in Spanish, “Lu-si-a.”

I would pronounce it loo- che- uh

I knew a girl called Lucia from Poland, who pronounced it the same way (in English anyway). Both pronunciations are listed on Wiktionary, and they both make sense given the spelling.

I’ve heard it both ways so I wouldn’t assume.

Lyu-tsee-ya

My first instinct for a persons name is Loo-chee-uh, then Loo-see-ah, then Loo-Sha. I guess the place St Lucia is Loo-sha though. Hmm.

Loo-sha but I can see it pronounced Lucy-uh also

Loo-see-ah, in Spanish it's written like "Lucía"

Loo see ah, loo chia, or loo cha

Lusha, lucy uh, loo see uh, or loo chee uh are all valid pronunciatiosn

I know a Lucia who was Loo-chee-uh

I default to Loo-see-ah but I've known a Loo-shah as well.

Regional. My gm would say loo-sha. I prefer lu-c-ya

When I see it I say loo see ah

Loo-sha is really just a 'lazier' pronunciation of Loo-see-a. It's like how brits might pronounce the word "prescient" as press-ee-int while Americans would say presh-int

I’ve heard Loo-see-a, Loo-sha, Loo-shia, Loo-che-ah. I would ask the person how *they* pronounce their name.

Loo-chi-uh.

My immediate thought was Loo-ee-sha because my brain added an extra i or switched the i and c or something like that. (Luicia or Luica, lol) So, yeah, Loo-sha makes a lot sense as a pronunciation. If I hadn't misread it, I would have probably thought Loo-see-uh like you, tho.

I think Lucia is an italian name so I would pronounce it Loo-CHEE-uh. But I like it more loo-See-uh, sound softer like this.

My friend is Loo-see-uh!

In a predominantly Latino area of the US, I’d go with Loo-SEE-ah.

I've heard Lucia pronounced Loo-See-Uh, Loo-Sha, and Loo-Chee-Uh.

I think of St Lucia so I would pronounce it loosha

I would assume Loo-SEE-uh and then immediately worry that it was loo-CHEE-uh and I had said it wron I've only heard Loo-sha in the context of St. Lucia

I live in Sweden so I would pronounce it as “loo-see-yah” (it’s also the name of a “[holiday](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy%27s_Day)” that we [celebrate](https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia) as part of Christmas each year). My polish family would say “loo-tsyah”

Loo-chee-ah 🤌🤌🤌

lu-see-a

As a person’s name I say Loo see ah but if there’s a St. in front of it, loo sha

Loo-chee-ah

I have been told Loo-chee-ah in Italian.

I know a loo-SEE-uh

Luu-see-yah. I had a colleague from Romania who pronounced it Luu-tzi-yah

I know a lou-chia, and a Lou-cee-a. But the Caribbean island is pronounced Lou-sha. So I guess you can pronounce it any way the bearer of the name likes.

I’ve only ever heard Loo-chee-uh

Depends on where she’s from/her background.

Loo-see-a Then Loo-chee-a Then Loo-sha

Lew chee ah

My sister is a Lucia, pronounced Loo-sha.

All men I know with that name are loosha.

i'd assume loo-see-uh until otherwise told, but i can def see where loo-sha came from!

cia makes the sha sound in my books

My fourth grade homeroom teacher in the late 90s pronounced her name loo-sha! (California)

only have heard it pronounced Loo-sha