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[Facts] Luciola
I heard the name Luciola today on an elderly Brazilian woman. Now I'm wondering what Luciola means. Is it related to Lucia? If not, what does Luciola mean?
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The -ola ending is one of the ways that diminutives were formed in Latin; Cicero's daughter Tullia was known as Tulliola, for instance. I suppose it would work the same way in Portuguese. Little Lucy, therefore.
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Thank you!
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