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Either loo-see-AH-nah or loo-CHA-nah, depending on the language.

loo-see-AHN-uh

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I knew about a bajillion Lucianas when I was living in Brasil. It's way, way too common for my taste, though it is pretty :P

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But I guess in Canada and the States it's not super popular.

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ETA that before 2005, I pronounced it lucy-ANA, "ana" being very nasally.

This message was edited 4/16/2008, 4:18 PM

Funny. I was just thinking that I should suggest Lucienne and Lucine more. ("loo-see-EN")("loo-SEEN")

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I have no idea what the correct pronunciaiton of Luciana is. I would tend to say, "loo-see-AH-nuh." It reminds me a bit of the Lusitania, but it's not that overwhelming in my head that i couldn't separate them out.

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Your pronunciaiton with the nn Lucy makes perfect sense to me. Nns are the place to let whimsy run wild. Your variation doesn't even register on the "how did they get that nn from that formal name?" register.

I actually say it Loo-chee-ah-nuh. Loo-shee-ah-nuh would be a close second. Using the nn Lucy is not weird, I just don't like the name Lucy therefore I would advise against it.

loo-chee-AR-na, I say. I don't think Lucy is weird for that. Think about Jack coming from John!

In Italian it's pronounced Loo-cha-nuh, that would be the only legit pronounciation. I don't know if you pronounce it otherwise in other languages. It's a nice enough name. Lucy is cute as nn.

I say loo-see-AHN-uh, or loo-chi-AHN-uh.

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It's a very pretty name that I have always liked, though too frilly for my lists.