How is 'Lucia' pronounced?

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Sorry for being a bit thick, but I have recently seen the name Lucia which is a name I am not familiar with. How would you pronounce it?

It is like 'Lucy+ah' (with stress on the 'Lu'), or 'Loo+sha' or 'Loo+sear' (with stress on the 'se') ?

I would say Looshia

I've heard it pronounced either as Loo-sha or Loo-chia or Lucy-ah... think it's up to you really!

I would pronounce it 'Loo-shi-a' but I don't know if that's correct or not!

Two ways I think the Italian is Loo-CHEE-ah
Spanish is Loo-sha

The Lucia I knowis the former.

I've come across it as

LOOSH-ah

and as

Lu-CHEE-ah

Thanks for the replies! Maybe I'll give it a miss - too much scope for people getting the name 'wrong' all the time, no matter which pronounciation we go for!

It is a stunning name

Actually the Spanish pronounciation of this name is Loo-thee-a.

Gorgeous name.

The one I know pronounced it Loo - SEE - ar.
But also Loo- CHE -a when feeling more Italian

Lovely name

the one I know is Loo-chia

I've always imagined it to be Loo-CHEE-a

deepdarkwood - that's how I imagined it to be pronounced. I really do like it! I'll have to ask my OH when he comes home

I put the stress in the Lu but this is one of those names like Claudia and Clara and Laura which I don't like the English pronunciation but do like in my own language however as I live here I would not give it to my child as would forever cringe at 'mispronunciation'

lovely names though imo

Yes sorry I was mistaken it is Loo-thee-a

I prefer Loo-CHEE-a the one I know is nicknames Lulu cute in a baby but I don't know in a 40yo

I have an Italian friend with that name and she pronounces it 'Loo - chia'. Lovely name!

In Ireland its pronounced loo-SEE-a (stress on the see)

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My DD= Lucia, caused so many pronunciation problems! I named her Lucía as I have mexican heritage and I pronounced it 'loo see a'

The latin american pronunciation is loo-see-a, the spanish is loo-thea, and the Italian, is Loo-chee-a

It means 'bringer of light'

and it's a fabulous name

It is a very pretty name. Have only heard LuCHEEA or LuSEEA pronumciations though, never heard of Lusheea (but is this going the same way as Alicia which now only seems to be pronounces Aleesha?)

Lucia is my confirmation name. Although I never use it (wooden catholic now I'm afraid) I always used to pronounce it Loo-see-a

Thanks guys!

It's a definite maybe if we have a little girl. I love it in combination with Sophie - Sophie Lucia.

my cousin who is 18 is lucia pronounced loo chia as its italian descent.
its one of those names that she'll alwasy ask to be spelt or pronounced, but then it is a pretty name.

I know 2 Lucias, one 35, one 7, and both pronounce it LOOsher. That's Ye Olde English way of pronouncing it

Loo-sha (emphasis on first syllable) mostly, but I know a Spanish Lucia who pronounces it with the Thpanish lithp, Luthis (Lu-thia, slightly less emphasis on the first syllable).