Lucasta

Gender: Female
Usage: Literature, English
Meaning & History: This name was first used by the poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems called 'Lucasta' (1649). The poems were dedicated to Lucasta, a nickname for the woman he loved Lucy Sacheverel, who he called lux casta "pure light".

Comments:  This old favourite sprung back into my head a few days ago.  It reminds me of the moon.  I think it's absolutely stunning, and made more practical by the nickname Lucy.  2/18/2012

Siblings:
Cordelia, Evening, January
Ignatius, Oleander, Sebastian, Valentine, Willoughby

Combos:
Lucasta Beatrice
Lucasta Clemence
Lucasta Jane
Lucasta Jean
Lucasta Maeve
Lucasta Miriam
Lucasta Niamh
Lucasta Phoebe
Lucasta Poem
Lucasta Violet

Beatrice Lucasta
Edith Lucasta
Eve Lucasta
Evening Lucasta
Freya Lucasta
Iris Lucasta
Niamh Lucasta
Tamsin Lucasta
Violet Lucasta