Meaning and Origin
What does the name Lucian mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Lucian
User Submitted Origins
Romanian
54%
Latin
42%
French
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from New York, U.S. agree the name Lucian means "Man of light" and is of Latin origin.
- A user from Romania says the name Lucian means "Romanian form of the latin Lucianus derived from Lucius meaning light".
- 5 people from all over the world agree the name Lucian is of French origin and means "Light".
- A user from California, U.S. says the name Lucian is of Latin origin and means "The light. Luc is light and names like Lucias, Lucian, Luica were common in ancient Greece, and Rome, and were Latin in origin. In pagan times it was reference to the life giving sun, in Christina times it meant the light of God. It always means light in the sense of goodness or something that eliminates darkness both literally and spiritually".
- A user from Tennessee, U.S. says the name Lucian is of English origin and means "Bringer of light".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Lucian means "Coming from Latin 'Lucius' which means shiny".
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Wiktionary
Latin Lucianus, either a derivative of the Roman praenomen Lucius, from lux (“light”); or from Ancient Greek Λουκιανός (Loukianós), of obscure meaning.
- A sophist who was of Syrian origin.
- A male given name from Latin, rare in the English-speaking world.
Lucian was also found in the following language(s): Romanian