Lucy

A candle carried through a dark Scandinavian December, a girl in a white dress crowned with lights — Saint Lucy of Syracuse gave her name to the winter festival of returning sun, and the etymology agrees: Lucia comes from the Latin lux, "light." The name has drifted in and out of English fashion since the Middle Ages, reliably reappearing every few generations with fresh charm. Narnia's youngest explorer cemented its literary warmth. It now sits at rank 34 in the United States, higher than it has been in nearly a century. Two brisk syllables, all bright vowels and no fuss. A name that turns on lamps.