Lycia

(lye-SEE-uh or LYE-see-uh) Greek, "From Lycia." According to an online biblical encyclopedia, Lycia means "a wolf," but I don't know how accurate that definition is. The region it refers to is now a province in southwestern Asia Minor. During Biblical times it was part of the Roman empire. At any rate, as a name it's pretty but unusual, and is also the name of a darkwave band, in case you're into that sorta thing.

Lycia was a region in ancient Anatolia. The Latin word for "wolf" is lykos (hence the word lycanthropy or werewolfism), but I don't think it's related to this place name.

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