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.

Lucian Rank in US Top 1000

# 487 in the US

Lucian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 93 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lucian

• 487 US 2023
• 93 Nameberry 2025
• 435 Future 2028
• 413 England 2023
• 428 Germany 2016

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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

The name 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

International Variations of the name Lucian

• Lucan Irish
• Lucien French
• Luciano Spanish
• Luciano Portuguese
• Lucio Spanish