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01 / Meaning & origin
Lucianus is a given name.
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Du grec ancien Λουκιανός, Loukianós, peut-être apparenté à Lucius ou Lucas.
gr. Λουκιανὸς; źródłosłów dla ang. Lucian, hiszp. Luciano, franc. Lucien, wł. Luciano, pol. Lucjan
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Lucianus— “light”
Lucianus contracted into Lucanus as a cognomen, and thus was named the Spanish poet, Marcus Annæus Lucanus, usually called in English Lucan; but it has a far nearer interest to us. Cognomina in _anus_, contracted into the Greek ας, were frequently bestowed on slaves or freed-men, especially of Greek extraction. These were often highly educated, and were the librarians, secretaries, artists, and physicians of their masters, persons of Jewish birth being especially employed in…
Lucianus contracted into Lucanus as a cognomen, and thus was named the Spanish poet, Marcus Annæus Lucanus, usually called in English Lucan; but it has a far nearer interest to us. Cognomina in _anus_, contracted into the Greek ας, were frequently bestowed on slaves or freed-men, especially of Greek extraction. These were often highly educated, and were the librarians, secretaries, artists, and physicians of their masters, persons of Jewish birth being especially employed in the last-mentioned capacity. Thus does the third Evangelist, the beloved physician and reputed painter, bear in his name evidence of being a Greek-speaking protégé of a Roman house, Λουκας (Lukas) being the Greek contraction of Lucanus or Lucianus. “His sound hath gone out into all lands,” and each pronounces his name in its own fashion; but he is less popular as a patron than his brethren, though more so in Italy than elsewhere.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter II (Latin Prænomina), Section II (Lucius) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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