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Luce
Luce Luce is pure Latin light compressed into a single syllable — a name that in Roman culture connected to Lucifer (light-bearer) before that name's theological transformation, and to the dawn goddess Lucina who presided over childbirth and new beginnings. It suggests a character whose clarity of perception and moral luminosity can be both a gift and a burden, as those who illuminate tend to make visible what others prefer to keep in shadow.
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Fallen — Lauren Kate
The reincarnating heroine of this paranormal romance series, whose name "light" is deeply ironic given her perpetual entanglement with fallen angels and darkness.
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Ayana
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Magnolia
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Cesidia
“A rare Italian feminine name, possibly derived from the Latin Caesidius, a Roman family name. It may relate to the gens Caesidia, a minor Roman clan, or derive from the Latin caedo meaning "to cut, to fell", from which the cognomen Caeso developed. The name is primarily found in the Ciociaria region of Lazio, central Italy, where it has strong local tradition.”
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