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 [ 2 syll. lu-cian, luc-i-an ] The boy name Lucian is pronounced LUWSHahN KEY. Lucian is of Latin and Old Greek origin, and it is used mainly in the English language. Lucian is a variant of Lucius (English, German, and French) in the English language. Lucian is also a variant of Luke (English). Lucian is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1915, 0.014% of baby boys were given the name Lucian. Its ranking then was #499. The baby name has since suffered a marked decline in popularity, and is of only sporadic use in recent years. In 2008, it ranked at #811 with a usage of 0.012%. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Lucian, Luke (English) was the most popular. Its use outnumbered Lucian's by 35 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Lucian include Lakshman (Indian), Lashawn (English), Lawson (English), Lochan (Indian), Logan (English and Scottish), Login (English), Lokman (Turkish), Lokni, Lucjan (Polish), Luken (Basque), Lukyan (Russian), Lasimonne (French), Louison (French), Lucano (Italian), Lucien (French and English), and Luciano (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Lucian: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
