Lucian

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Lucian

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, German, Polish
Etymology:
Lucian is the English form of the Latin name Lucianus, from Lucius, which means “Light,” from “lux” (light).

History:
Lucian has never been a common English name.

Please see Lucius for more information.

Pronunciation: loo-shan.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Lucian(us) (120-180)
Greek writer.
Lucian Freud (1922-)
German painter.

Religious Figures:
Saint Lucian of Antioch (240-312)
Theologian and martyr.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Lucian

Popularity of Lucian:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 629th most popular.
1910-1920: 680th most popular.
1920-1930: 690th most popular.
1930-1940: 959th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A