| Pronunciation | German: [ˈluːkas] ⓘ Swedish: [ˈlʉ̌ːkas] Lukáš: Czech: [ˈlukaːʃ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Light" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Lukáš |
| Related names | Luke, Luc, Luca, Lucas, Lukasz |
Lukas is a form of the Latin name Lucas.
Popularity
In 2013 it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia.[1]
Meaning and different spellings
- Amharic - Luqas (ሉቃስ)
- Arabic - Luqa (لوقا) / Luqas (لوكاس)
- Armenian - Ղուկաս, Ghukas
- Croatian / Serbian / Slovenian - Luka (Лука)
- Czech - Lukáš
- Dutch - Lucas / Lukas / Luca
- English - Luke / Lucas / Lukas
- Estonian - Luukas
- Finnish - Luukas
- French - Luc / Lukas
- Georgian - ლუკა
- German - Lukas
- Greek - Loukas (Λουκάς) - Ancient Greek (Λουκᾶς)
- Hungarian - Lukács / Lúkas / Lúkasz
- Icelandic - Lúkas
- Indonesian - Lukas
- Irish: Lúc, Lúcás
- Italian - Luca
- Latin - Lucas (from the verb "lucere")
- Latvian - Lūkass
- Lithuanian - Lukas
- Norwegian / Swedish / Danish - Lucas / Lukas
- Anglo-Saxon - Lukas
- Polish - Łukasz
- Portuguese - Lucas
- Russian - Лукьян / Лука
- Slovak - Lukáš
- Slavs - Luka
- Ukrainian - Лук'ян
- Spanish - Lucas
- Turkish - Luka / Lukas
- Japanese - ルーカス
- Korean - 루카스
People named Lukas
As a surname
- Aino-Eevi Lukas (1930–2019), Estonian equestrian, lawyer and politician.
- D. Wayne Lukas (born 1935), American horse racing trainer
- György Lukács, Hungarian philosopher
- J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist
- Kim Lukas, English pop singer
- Paul Lukas (journalist), American sports writer
- Tena Lukas, Croatian tennis player
- Tõnis Lukas, Estonian politician
- Zdeněk Lukáš, Czech composer, teacher, music editor, and conductor
As a given name
- Lukáš Bauer, Czech cross-country skier
- Lukáš Červ, Czech football (soccer) footballer
- Lukas Denis (born 1997), American football player
- Łukasz Fabiański, Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Lukas Forchhammer, Danish lead singer of band Lukas Graham
- Lukas Foss, American conductor
- Lukas Gage, American actor
- 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 Lacko, Slovak tennis player
- Lukáš Latinák, Slovak actor
- Lukas Lerager, Danish footballer
- Lukas Lundin (1958–2022), Swedish billionaire
- Lukas MacNaughton, football (soccer) 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 Rieger, German pop singer
- Lukáš Rosol, Czech tennis player
- Lukas Rossi, Canadian musician
- Lukas Runggaldier, Italian Nordic combined athlete
- Lukas Schmitz, German football (soccer) player
- Lukas Tudor, Chilean football (soccer) forward
- Lukas Van Ness (born 2001), American football player
- Lukas Verzbicas, Lithuanian-American athlete
- Lukas Walton, American billionaire
- Lukas Weißhaidinger, Austrian discus thrower and shot putter
See also
References
- ↑ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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