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View Name: Lucianus


LUCIANUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Roman
Meaning & History
Roman family name which was derived from the Roman praenomen LUCIUS. Lucianus (or Λουκιανος in his native Greek) of Samosata was a 2nd-century satirist and author.
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FEMININE FORMS: Lucia, Luciana
OTHER LANGUAGES: Loukianos (Ancient Greek), Luken (Basque), Lucius (Biblical), Lucijan (Croatian), Lucian, Lucius (English), Lucien (French), Luciano, Lucio (Italian), Lucjan, Lucjusz, Łucjan (Polish), Luciano, Lúcio (Portuguese), Lucian (Romanian), Luciano, Lucio (Spanish)
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