Lucian

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A sophist who was of Syrian origin.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Latin, rare in the English-speaking world.

Example

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"After many years of trying to get the man of her dreams, Barbara decided to give up all hope and to accept marrying Lucian."

Etymology

From Latin Lūcianus, either a derivative of the Roman praenomen Lūcius, from lūx (“light”); or from Ancient Greek Λουκιανός (Loukianós), of obscure meaning.

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