Lucian
Syllables: Lu·cian/ˈluː.sɪən/
Lucian proper noun: a sophist who was of Syrian origin.
Proper noun
Lucian
- A sophist who was of Syrian origin.
- A male given name from Latin, rare in the English-speaking world.
Origin of Lucian
From Latin Lūcianus, either a derivative of the Roman praenomen Lūcius, from lūx (“light”); or from Ancient Greek Λουκιανός (Loukianós), of obscure meaning.
Words formed from Lucian
Phrases with Lucian
Words that rhyme with Lucian
- distribution
- resolution
- institution
- evolution
- involution
- ablution
- revolution
- convolution
- execution
- solution
- absolution
- constitution
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- devolution
- dilution
- pollution
- restitution
- attribution
- circumlocution
- contribution
- destitution
- dissolution
- prosecution
- substitution
- diminution
- lilliputian
- prostitution
- robot revolution
- Rosicrucian
- Aleutian
- Confucian
- coresolution
- coupvolution
- Eeveelution
- elution
- nocturnal pollution
- persecution
- retribution
- robolution
Questions about Lucian
- What does Lucian mean?
- Lucian means a sophist who was of Syrian origin.
- What part of speech is Lucian?
- Lucian is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Lucian?
- Lucian is pronounced /ˈluː.sɪən/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Lucian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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