Lukian
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Origin of the name Lucius:
A borrowing from the Latin, Lucius is derived from the root lux (light) or from the Ecclesiastic Greek Loukas, a contraction of Loukanos (man from Lucania). Lucania was the name of a district in southern Italy. The name has been used in Ireland to Anglicize the name.
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Slavic name (Ukrainian, Russian) related to the French "Lucien" and ultimately the Latin "Lucius," a name deriving from the Latin word 'lux,' meaning "light."
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