Lucian

LU-shun or LU-see-un
Latin
"light"

Lucian Origin and Meaning

The name Lucian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "light".

Lucian is a sleeker, more sophisticated version of Lucius that is climbing in tandem with other Lu-starting names.

Historically, the name was made famous by the ancient Greek satirist Lucian of Samosata--sometimes considered the father of science fiction-- and by the third century St. Lucian.

A modern bearer was Berlin-born British painter Lucian Freud, grandson of Sigmund. In pop culture, Lucian the Lycan is a werewolf in the Underworld movies.

Lucian was picked by Indie actor Steve Buscemi. Lucien is the French version. The attractive Italian form is Luciano, as in Pavarotti.

# 487 in the US

Lucian Rank in US Top 1000

# 120 on Nameberry

Lucian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lucian Popularity

Famous People Named Lucian

  • Lucian of Chester
    monk and author
  • Lucian of Samosata
    Assyrian,Greek rhetorician and satirist
  • Saint Lucian of Antioch
    theologian, martyr
  • Saint Lucian of Beauvais
    martyr
  • Lucian Michael Freud
    German,British painter
  • Lucian Iulian Sânmărtean
    Romanian footballer
  • Lucian Bute
    Romanian,Canadian boxer
  • Lucian Boz
    Romanian literary critic
  • Lucian Georgevici
    Romanian politician
  • Lucian Pintilie
    Romanian film director
  • Lucian Blaga
    Romanian philosopher and poet
  • Lucian Buscemi (b. 1990)
    son of actor Steve Buscemi
  • Lucian Augustus Coppola Cage (b. 2014)
    son of Weston Cage & Danielle Friedman
  • Lucian Valentine Apollo Swan
    son of Greta Bellamacina and Robert Montgomery

Lucian in Pop Culture

  • Lucian
    a lycan in the film 'Underworld'
  • Lucian "Luke Garroway" Graymark
    lycanthrope in Cassandra Clare's 'Mortal Instruments' series
  • Lucian Gregory
    red,haired anarchist poet in 'The Man Who Was Thursday' (1908) by G. K. Chesterton
  • Lucian
    a branch of the Cahill family in the 39 Clues series, descended from Luke Cahill
  • Lucian Kiggs
    the main character in "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman
  • Lucian Aster
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Lucian
    member of the Elite Four in the Pokémon video games
  • Dark Swordsman Lucian
    character in video game Lunar Knights