Given name
Lucjan
“surrounded by light”
Lucjan is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lucjan is a variant of Lucian. One Latin interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lucjan is a variant of Lucian. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
Lucjan’s family of names
In Polish usage, Lucjan has a diminutive in Lucjanek. In Polish usage, Lucjan has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Luciano. In Polish usage, Lucjan has a conventional equivalent in the French form Lucien.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lucjan has relatives in 8 languages.
8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- LucianoItalian, Spanish
- LucienFrench
- Lukyanequivalent
- Лукьянequivalent
- Luciánequivalent
- Λουκιανὸςgr
- ЛукианRussian
- ЛюцианRussian
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People named Lucjan
- Lucjan ŻeligowskiPolish officer (1865-1947)
- Lucjan LisOlympic cyclist (1950–2015)
- Lucjan BrychczyPolish footballer (1934–2024)
- Lucjan MalinowskiPolish linguist (1839-1898)
- Lucjan SiemieńskiPolish Romantic poet, prose writer, and literary critic (1807–1877)
- Lucjan RydelPolish writer (1870–1918)
- Lucjan BłaszczykPolish table tennis playerborn 1974
- Lucjan AvgustiniCatholic bishop (1963–2016)
- Lucjan KulejPolish ice hockey player and jurist1896–1971
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