Given name · also Irish
Lùcas
“man from Lucania”
Lùcas is a masculine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Original IrishLúcás
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lùcas goes back to Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, meaning “man from Lucania.”
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Where it comes from
Lùcas comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Lùcas developed from Λουκᾶς.
Lùcas’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Lùcas shares a linguistic root with the Irish form Lúcás. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Lùcas has a conventional equivalent in the English form Luke. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Lùcas developed from the Ancient Greek form Λουκᾶς.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
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