Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  papacy, pontificate(verb) the government of the Roman Catholic Church. 2  pontificate(verb) administer a pontifical office. 3  pontificate(verb) talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner. The new professor always pontificates.
The name Lucianne is of English origin. The meaning of Lucianne is gracious light. Lucianne is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Lu-ci-anne.
Lucian /lu-cian/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced LOO-shun. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Lucian is light. Variant of Lucius. Saint Lucian of Antioch (fourth century) was a noted scholar. Artist Lucian Freud; opera celebrity Luciano Pavarotti.2014 Birth Statistics). Below is a graphed analysis of the popularity of the boy name Lucian and affiliated names. Luke (#28 last year) , Luciano (#568) , Lucien and Lucius are the prominent variation forms of Lucian (#608 last year) rated in the Top 1000.