Lukas

Lukas or Lucas is a form of the Greek name Loukas (Λουκάς).^[1] Gained popularity from the biblical personality and gospel author Saint Luke.

Popularity

In 2013 it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia.^[2]

Meaning and different spellings

• Arabic - لوقا, Luqa, Lua'a
• Armenian - Ղուկաս, Ghukas
• Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian - Luka (Лука)
• Czech - Lukáš
• Dutch - Lucas/Lukas
• English - Luke/Lucas
• Finnish - Luukas
• French - Luc
• Georgian - ლუკა
• German - Lukas
• Hungarian - Lukács/ Lúkas - Light, the lonely Mountain
• Icelandic - Lúkas
• Indonesian - Lukas
• Irish: Lúc, Lúcás
• Italian - Luca
• Latin - Lucas (from the verb "lucere")
• Latvian - Lukas
• Lithuanian - Lukas
• Norwegian/Swedish/Danish - Lucas/Lukas
• Anglo-Saxon - Lukas
• Polish - Łukasz
• Portuguese - Lucas
• Russian - Лука
• Slovak - Lukáš
• Slavs - Luka
• Ukrainian/Russian - Lukian
• Spanish - Lucas
• Turkish - Luka/Lukas
• Japanese - Rukasu
• Korean - 루카스

People named Lukas

As a surname

• Zdeněk Lukáš, Czech composer, teacher, music editor, and conductor
• D. Wayne Lukas (born 1935), American horse racing trainer
• J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist
• György Lukács, Hungarian philosopher
• Tõnis Lukas, Estonian politician
• Kim Lukas, Musician

As a given name

• Lukáš Bauer, Czech cross-country skier
• Łukasz Fabiański, Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper
• Lukas Foss, American conductor
• Lukas Haas, American actor
• Lukas Hartmann, Swiss novelist and children's literature writer
• Lukas Heller, Screenwriter
• Lukas Jutkiewicz, English football (soccer) player
• Lukáš Krajíček, Czech ice hockey player
• Lukáš Melich, Czech hammer thrower
• Luka Modrić, Croatian football (soccer) player
• Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film writer and director
• Lukáš Pešek, Czech 250ccm Grand Prix motorbike rider
• Lukas Podolski, German football (soccer) player
• Lukas Rossi, Canadian musician
• Lukas Schmitz, German football (soccer) player
• Lukas Tudor, Chilean football (soccer) forward
• Lukas Runggaldier, Italian Nordic combined athlete
• Lukas Verzbicas, Lithuanian-American athlete
• Lukas Weißhaidinger, Austrian discus thrower and shot putter

See also

• Loukas (disambiguation)
• Lucas (disambiguation)
• Luca (given name)
• Luka (disambiguation)

References

1. Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Luke". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
2. "Australia’s 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-10.