Lucas

\ly.ka\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Latin origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginLatin
Pronunciation\ly.ka\
Also spelledLukas

Origin and meaning

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

Where it is mostly given

  • United States
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Sweden
  • Czech Republic

Around the world

  • GermanLukas
  • EnglishLuke
  • ArabicLuka
  • BasqueLukas
  • BretonLukaz
  • CatalanLluc
  • CorsicanLucca
  • DanishLukas
  • FinnishLuukas
  • IrishLúcás
  • WelshLuc
  • GreekΛουκάς
  • Hebrewלוקא
  • HungarianLukács

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lyokoï (France (Lyon)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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