The name Lucas

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If you like the name Lucas, find out the meaning, origin, nicknames, variations and other information to help you decide if you want to use this first name for your baby.

Name meaning, variations & etymology

  • From the early Latin word “lucere,” meaning illumination or light, like the name Lucius
  • From Latin, Lucas may be derived from luke, meaning sacred woods or a grove
  • From the Gaelic: from luach, “reward,” and cas, “hasty”
  • An early Gaelic version of the name was Lusdas
  • In Greek, it is spelled Loukas, which can mean “man from Lucania” (a place in Italy)
  • Commonly shortened to Luke
  • Also used as a surname, such as with filmmaker George Lucas
  • The name of a book in the Christian Bible

origin/Nationality

Latin

numerology digit

2

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baby Name length

5 letters (popular name length)

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