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 is a variant of Lucius (English, German, and French) in the English language. Lucian is also a variant of Luke (Latin and English) in the English language. Lucian is fairly popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 2000s.