Lucian

[rainylondonight.livejournal.com]

What do you all think of the name Lucian?

I came across it today and have fallen in love with it. Do you think it's a bit too close to "Lucy"/"Lucia", though?

Comments

[tokyo.livejournal.com]

It depends, do you have a daughter named Lucy or Lucia? If not, then I don't see what the problem is. I like the name Lucian (I pronounce it loo-shin), I think it's a good, solid name.

[rainylondonight.livejournal.com]

No, I don't. I guess it just sprung to my mind because the way I heard it was pronounced differently ("Loo-sea-un"), so it was easier to make that connection.

I love it either way, heh.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I dislike Luciano (Loo-CHAH-no in italian) and all variations.
The only one I except from this is Lucien (Loose-YAN) in french.

I'm not sure if you're pronouncing Lucian as LOOSE-yan or LOO-shan, but Lucia is definitely pronounced Loo-CHEE-ah in italian and Loo-SEE-ah in spanish.

[night-sky-dream.livejournal.com]

I like it. :)

[rainylondonight.livejournal.com]

Well the way I heard it was LOOSE-yan, and I think I prefer it to the other pronunciations. LOO-shan sounds too much like "lotion" to me. That would make more sense to me (personally) anyway, seeing that I pronounce Lucia Loo-SEE-ah.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like it, pronounced Loo-sea-un ... it's actually the only one of these names that I like (I don't like Luke, Lucas, Lucy, etc.). I guess I kind of like Lucia too, but not Loo-sha (I like it Loo-see-uh).

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Ooops, I forgot to add ... I like it spelled better as Lucien than Lucian, but they're both good.

Lucien makes me think of the main character in Mary Hoffman's Stravaganza series, and that makes me happy :)

[rainylondonight.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Loo-sea-un is my favourite pronunciations too. The rest, as I said, remind me too much of "lotion", lol.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I don't like it at all. It just sounds so dark. I could see it working really well in a sibset with Dante. Vampires and Hell, that's what comes to mind.

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

I like it! It's on my list! I'd pronounce it "Loo-sea-in" and have "Luc" as a nn.

[rainylondonight.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of Luc as a nn. too!

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I really like it using the "see" pronunciation, which is what you said you like.

I do have to agree with laminy though. It will sound a bit dark to some. Ironic really, as it means light. I believe the negative ideas surrounding it go back to Lucifer. Same Luc=light prefix. Also, Lucius Malfoy. :P My first impulse hearing it is dark, but when I step past the associations, it is a really nice name.

[camilleyun.livejournal.com]

I like it. I used it for one of my cats.

[tiarrajanae.livejournal.com]

I love Lucian, I pronounce it Loo-shin. But, good name either way!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I actually really like it.

[sugaree024.livejournal.com]

i LOVE Lucian! I babysat a little boy from England whose name was Lucian. I live by the beach and love beachy names... I plan to name my future daughter Cora!

[sugaree024.livejournal.com]

Oh but I pronounce it LOO-shin.. I don't really like LOO-sea-in

[snailrevolution.livejournal.com]

I think it's noly too close if you've already got a kid named Lucy. Otherwise, a nice name. ;)

I prefer Loo-see-en as well.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i think it's okay. i think it'd be really weird if there were siblings with the names lucian and lucy or lucian and lucia. they're just way too similar IMO.

[intothefireugo.livejournal.com]

I've always loved that name. It is close to Lucy/Lucia because they come from the same name (the Latin Lucius) and therefore have the same meaning (light), but I don't think anyone would think Lucy when they heard Lucian. (I've always pronounced it LOO-shan.)

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

No; I say "Lucia" as "loo-see-ah" and "Lucien" as "loo-shen". But some people say Lucia as "loo-sha" so, in that case, it may be a little too similar, yeah.

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

We have a Lucien in the family, pron. lou-SHEN. I didn't like it at first but it's grown on me enough to at least be tolerable. Assuming you are prononcing it the same, I like your spelling better.

[biancasablancas.livejournal.com]

(i am in love with both the men in your icon)

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I like Lucian for a boy, and I think Luci would be a cute nick name. But I grew up with a friend, Luciano nn Luci, so maybe that's why I don't see Luci as strictly a girls' name.