Lucas at a glance
- Meaning
- “from Lucania”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- Pronunciation
- LOO-kus
- Other forms
- Luke, Luca, Lukas, Luc
Where the name Lucas comes from
Lucas is the Latin form of the Greek name Loukas, which meant a person from Lucania in southern Italy; people have also long linked it to the Latin word lux, “light”. Saint Luke, who wrote one of the Gospels, has this name. It is one of the most popular boys’ names in Europe and the US.