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 Sturm", Czech-American Architectural Lighting Designer
- 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
References
- ↑ Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Luke". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ↑ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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