Lucyna

Middle English

Alternative forms

Lucina, Lucyne

Etymology

From Latin Lucīna.

Proper noun

Lucyna

(mythology) The Roman goddess of childbirth; Lucina.
(astronomy, sometimes capitalised) The celestial body closest to the Earth, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system as well as the boundary between the Earth and the heavens; the Moon.

Synonyms

Diane, Phebe
(planet): mone, lune

Descendants

English: Lucina

References

“Lucina (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 June 2018.

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