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.
[ 3 syll. ga-brie-le, gab-ri-ele ] The baby girl name Gabriele is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced Gaa-BRiy-EH L â . Gabriele is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in German.The meaning of Gabriele is 'woman of God, heroine of God; my strength is God'. It is a biblical name derived from geber which means 'man, strong man' ; el ' God, powerful '.The generic name has been used in various contexts, including the New Testament of the Bible and the Old Testament.ut of the family of girl names directly related to Gabriele, Gabriella was the most regularly used in 2012. Baby names that sound like Gabriele include Gabrielle, Gabriel, Gabriela, Gavrielle, Gavrila, Gavrilla, Gabriella, Gavriela, and Gavriella.