Lucian - Meaning of Lucian

What does Lucian mean?

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Lucian

[ 2 syll. lu-cian, luc-i-an ] The baby boy name Lucian is pronounced LUW-SHaeN †. 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 (Latin and English) in the English language.

See also the related categories, english, latin, and greek.

Lucian is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 2000s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2017, 0.024% of baby boys were given the name Lucian. Its ranking then was #583. In 2018, it ranked at #651 with a usage of 0.020%. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Lucian, Luke was the most popular. Its use outnumbered Lucian's by 22 times in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Lucian include Lachunn, Lagan, Lagen, Lagin, Lagon, Lagun, Lagyn, Lahthan, Laiken, Laikin, Lakan, Laken, Lakin, Lakon, Lakshan, Lakshman, Lallam, Lamaan, Lamaann, and Lamee.

† Pronunciation for Lucian: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"