Lukas

Lukas
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 an English form of the Greek name Λουκάς, which is Romanized as Loukas.

Popularity

In 2013, with the alternative spelling of Lucas, 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, Lucas
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 (1885–1971), Hungarian philosopher
J. Anthony Lukas (1933–1997), American journalist
Kim Lukas (born 1977), English pop singer
Paul Lukas (journalist) (born 1964), American sports writer
Tena Lukas (born 1995), Croatian tennis player
Tõnis Lukas (born 1962), Estonian politician
Zdeněk Lukáš (1928–2007), Czech composer, teacher, music editor, and conductor

As a given name

Lukáš Bauer (born 1977), Czech cross-country skier
Lukáš Černohorský (born 1984), Czech politician
Lukáš Červ (born 2001), Czech football (soccer) footballer
Lukas Dauser (born 1993), German male artistic gymnast
Lukas Denis (born 1997), American football player
Lukáš Dostál (born 2000), Czech ice hockey player
Łukasz Fabiański (born 1985), Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper
Lukas Fankhauser, Swiss curler
Lukas Forchhammer (born 1988), Danish lead singer of band Lukas Graham
Lukas Foss (1922–2009), American conductor
Lukas Gage (born 1995), American actor
Lukas Haas (born 1976), American actor
Lukáš Haraslín (born 1996), Slovak football (soccer) player
Lukas Hartmann (born 1944), Swiss novelist and children's literature writer
Lukas Heller (1930–1988), Screenwriter
Lukas Hofer (born 1989), Italian biathlete
Lukas Hradecky (born 1989), football (soccer) goalkeeper
Lukas Jutkiewicz (born 1989), English football (soccer) player
Lukas Kampa (born 1986), German professional volleyball player
Lukáš Klíma (curler) (born 1991), Czech curler
Lukáš Kolářík (born 1984), Czech politician
Lukáš Krajíček (born 1983), Czech ice hockey player
Lukáš Krpálek (born 1990), Czech heavyweight judoka
Lukáš Lacko (born 1987), Slovak tennis player
Lukáš Latinák (born 1977), Slovak actor
Lukas Lerager (born 1993), Danish footballer
Lukas Lundin (1958–2022), Swedish billionaire
Lukas Märtens (born 2001), German swimmer
Lukas MacNaughton (born 1995), football (soccer) player
Lukáš Melich (born 1980), Czech hammer thrower
Lukas Moodysson (born 1969), Swedish film writer and director
Lukas Nathanson (born 1986), Swedish record producer, composer, and songwriter
Lukáš Pešek (born 1985), Czech 250ccm Grand Prix motorbike rider
Lukas Podolski (born 1985), German football (soccer) player
Lukas Rieger (born 1999), German pop singer
Lukáš Rosol (born 1985), Czech tennis player
Lukas Rossi (born 1976), Canadian musician
Lukas Runggaldier (born 1987), Italian Nordic combined athlete
Lukas Schmitz (born 1988), German football (soccer) player
Lukas Sieper (born 1997), German politician
Lukas Tudor (born 1969), Chilean football (soccer) forward
Lukas Van Ness (born 2001), American football player
Lukas Verzbicas (born 1993), Lithuanian-American athlete
Lukas Walton (born 1986), American billionaire
Lukas Weißhaidinger (born 1992), Austrian discus thrower and shot putter
Łukasz Grzegorek, Polish Akamai Consultant

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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[1] "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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