Lucian

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A sophist who was of Syrian origin.
  • A male given name from Latin, rare in the English-speaking world.

Origin

  • Latin Lucianus, either a derivative of the Roman praenomen Lucius, from lux; or from Ancient Greek Λουκιανός, of obscure meaning.

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