Lucian means “light,” straight from the Latin lux and its genitive lucis. The Romans built it as Lucianus, a stretched form of their everyday praenomen Lucius, and it entered recorded history in the second century CE[2]. One famous bearer, the Syrian satirist from Samosata, made it a byword for sharp wit; another, a painter in … Continue reading Lucian Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity – Full Guide