Lukas
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Lukas or Lucas is the Latin form of the Greek name Loukas (Λουκάς), meaning "from Lucania".[1] Gained popularity from the biblical personality and gospel author Saint Luke.
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[edit] Meaning and different spellings
- Armenian - Ղուկաս, Ghukas
- Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian - Luka (Лука)
- Czech - Lukáš
- Dutch - Lukas
- English - Luke/Lucas
- Finnish - Luukas
- French - Luc
- Georgian - ლუკა
- German - Lukas
- Hungarian - Lukács/ Lúkas - Light, the lonely Mountain
- Icelandic - Lúkas
- Indonesian - Lukas
- Italian - Luca
- Latin - Lucas (from the verb "lucere")
- Latvian - Lukas
- Lithuanian - Lukas
- Norwegian/Swedish/Danish - Lucas/Lukas
- Anglo-Saxon - Lukas
- Polish - Łukasz
- Portuguese - Lucas
- Russian - Лука
- Slovak - Lukáš
- Slavs - Luka
- Ukrainian/Russian - Lukian
- Spanish - Lucas
- Japanese - Rukasu
[edit] Famous Persons named Lukas
[edit] Surnames
- Zdeněk Lukáš, Czech composer, teacher, music editor, and conductor
- Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus
- J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist
- George Lucas, American filmmaker
- György Lukács, Hungarian philosopher
- Tõnis Lukas, Estonian politician
[edit] First name
- Lukáš Bauer, Czech cross-country skier
- Łukasz Fabiański, Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Lukas Haas, American actor
- Lukáš Krajíček, Czech ice hockey player
- 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 Tudor, Chilean football (soccer) forward
- Lukas Runggaldier, italian nordic combined
