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How do you pronounce Lucien?

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I have heard it as Loo-see-ehn and also as Loo-shun. I am not sure what the correct pronunciation is, but I prefer the first.
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Re: How do you pronounce Lucien?

  • kelnyckelnyc member

    My friend's son is named Lucien, pronounced LOO-shen.

    ETA: I've never heard anyone pronounce it the other way.  

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  • happilyeverafterxohappilyeverafterxo member

    I think either could be correct - depending on preference.

    I love the name Lucia for a girl...we would pronounce it Loo-see-ah, but some people may think of Loo-sha, like the island St. Lucia...


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  • HoneysuckleMommieHoneysuckleMommie
    I pronounce it Lou-shen. And girl can either be Lou-Cee-yuh OR Lou-sha.
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  • TapDancingLlamasTapDancingLlamas
    I was trying to find out the correct pronounciation and it cant be either of the above or Loo-chee-en. It varies on if you want to pronouce it the French way, the Italian way and so on.
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  • BattieNattieBattieNattie
    Loo-see-ehn is how I would pronounce it.

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  • manda326manda326
    I love the name :) I think either pronunciation would be accurate. I have heard both.
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  • Fergie+1Fergie+1
    DS1 is Lucian- LOO-shen. I chose the 'a' instead of the 'e' because I felt the 'e' lent it the sound of Loo-see-an, as in the French pronounciation. It may not be entirely correct, but I took French classes and couldn't break the pronounciation-association. Dunno if that helps, but there's my 2 cents.
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  • strawberrytreestrawberrytree member
    I've always pronounced it Loo-see-ehn, since everyone I have ever know with this name/spelling has been French. I feel like Lucien and Lucian are pronounced differently- I can definitely see how Lucian is pronounced Loo-shen, but it just seems terribly wrong to me to pronounce Lucien that way. 

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  • HAFranklinHAFranklin member
    My friend's DS pronounces it Lou-shen
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  • TripMommaTripMomma member
    Lou-shen. Like the Underworld character. I like the name a lot, it is on our short list if we have another boy.
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  • natalie_wn@yahoo.comnatalie_wn@yahoo.com
    When I read it, I read it as Loo-see-ehn. But, I also speak French. I have also heard it pronounced Loo-shen, but I would spell it Lucian. I grew up with a girl named Lucia, it really is a nice name too :)
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  • ycristina84ycristina84
    imagekelnyc:

    My friend's son is named Lucien, pronounced LOO-shen.

    ETA: I've never heard anyone pronounce it the other way.  

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  • hopkins5hopkins5
    I think of Lucien Bouchard, which is pronounced Lu-see-en
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