Message: "Why'd they name her LUCHA?"

Why'd they name her LUCHA?

by Starr Rico (guest)

7/14/2001, 1:55 AM

Looking for information about the first name: LUCHA. There is a possibility my gr., gr. grandmother Lucha Dill was part American Indian, other than that I have only been able to trace her to English and German roots. She was born in 1844 in Geauga Co., OH. Her parents were Giles Taylor and Semanthe Conant. Two of her brothers had Spanish origin names too: Lorenzo , Alonzo ,
Any thoughts on how she got a SPANISH name? The word lucha in Spanish means: to fight.
I would appreciate any help in solving this puzzle.
Starr Rico

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- Zelda (guest) +1

7/14/2001, 1:36 AM

Possibly...

...an alternate form of Lucia which has three commonly accepted pronunciations -- loo-SEE-ah, LOO-sha, loo-CHEE-ah. Just a guess.

- Starr Rico (guest)

7/20/2001, 1:09 AM

Thanks Zelda . Lucia is a name I've been kicking around for awhile. Although I have seen the first name, Lucha in 5 or 6 other genealogical "family trees."
Lucha's records show the spelling as LUCHA, i.e. marriage and death.
She even named one of her daughters LUCHA.
I appreciate your thoughts!
Sincerely, Starr Rico

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