Comments on: Name of the Day: Lucian

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By: Lucien

Lucien — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:18:00 +0000

My name is Lucien, and I am forever grateful to my parents!

Sure, I got teased, but didn’t everyone? The name stands out in a crowd: you can loathe it a la “Boy Named Sue” or you can treasure it. I used to be “Loo-shan,” but now I find I’m really partial to “Loo-see-in.” I also feel that because my name stood out among the Tims and Johns (sorry – none intended), it made me feel like me standing out wasn’t such a bad thing after all.

I just felt I had to sound off. I get a kick out of introducing myself.

Plus it’s a whole lot of fun to write in cursive.

(Go on, try it.)

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:29:30 +0000

My son’s name is Lucius (Loo-shus) Julian. Lucian was more common and we wanted a less common name, so we went with Lucius which I liked better anyway.

By: Lady Gwyn

Lady Gwyn — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:01:58 +0000

I love both Lucian and Julian…but I also like Aurelia and Octavia, so maybe I am just partial to Latinates!

By: starshawna

starshawna — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:51:53 +0000

I really love the name Lucian. I am 7 mos pregnant and my husband and I have known since the beginning that was our babys name. Lucian ( Loo-Shin). I dont think it sounds like Lucy at all. Its different and gorgeous, but most people react negitively when I tell them. But that dosent change our mind at all!

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:02:08 +0000

I love this name, its a tad more interesting to Luke (which is also a nice name, just too popular for my tastes). I have always instinctively pronounced this as (LOO-shan). I also really like Lucius (LOO-shus).

By: Bek

Bek — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:45:16 +0000

I’ve always gone with Loo-shan, so I’m glad to know I’ve got that right.

I’m not a fan, but I’m not a fan of Julian either, so it shouldn’t surprise me. Just feels somewhat of an insubstantial name. Not enough heft for me.

By: valery

valery — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:44:55 +0000

I love this name. It is a top pick for me… I am a huge fan of the painter Lucian Freud’s work. There is also a great Tribe Called Quest song called Luck of Lucien which I am partial too…

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:44:57 +0000

I hear you, Bevin. If I didn’t know a family with the surname Lucian, I don’t think I would’ve bought LOO shan as the standard pronunciation, either. After all, Julian isn’t JOOL ahn, right? And I’m partial to LOO see ehn, too.

By: Bevin

Bevin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:57:32 +0000

Oops, I forgot to say, I actually really like the name Lucian despite my strange thought process above!