Lucas
Lucas means From Ancient Greek Loukâs, via Latin Lucas.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Greek |
| Language | English |
| Starts with | L |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “From Ancient Greek Loukâs, via Latin Lucas”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Alexander — From Ancient Greek Aléxandros — 'to defend' + 'man' — traditionally 'defender of man'
- Olivia — From Latin Olīva, an early saints' name from olīva ('olive; olive branch')
- Oliver — Possibly from Old Norse Óleifr ('ancestral' + 'relic'); popularly linked by folk etymology to the Latin word for olive tree
- Jose — God will add, popular Kerala Latin Christian name
- Kiaan — Ancient, king
- Kian — King, ancient, grace of God
Where this comes from
Lucas has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.