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Luciana
Say it: loo-chee-AH-nuh
Meaning
Feminine of Lucianus, derived from Lucius.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Roman derived name popular in modern Italy, Brazil and Argentina.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 11,777 babies given this name since 1897
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 1,900 girls
- 762 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Luciana |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Luciana |
| Portuguese | Luciana |
| French | Lucienne |
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Where this comes from
- Roman inscriptions and tombstones
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.