Message: "Re: Lucian" - Behind the Name

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Re: Lucian

by Murasaki (lady murasaki)

8/2/2009, 6:59 AM

I'd be incline to pronounce it LU-cee-an, though I guess you could pronounce it LU-she-an as well? I don't seen how there could be very different ways to pronounce it.

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- Llewella (penguiny7)

8/2/2009, 5:29 PM

I pronounce it LOO-shen, and I think that's the only way I've heard it said too.

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

8/2/2009, 10:44 AM

I think most of the time in the USA I hear people pronouncing Lucian as "LU-shen" or "LU-shyen" in two syllables. (The "y" in the phonetic spelling of the second alternative is a consonant glide sound like that in "yes".)

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