Lucas — meaning in English

English meaning

• Lucas name A male given name from Latin.
• Luke name A common male given name, ultimately from Greek, meaning roughly "from Lucania."

Senses

Lucas is used for these senses in English:

• Lucas A surname originating as a patronymic.

Lucas — full definition

1. name A male given name from Latin.
2. name A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. name A number of places in the United States: A township in Effingham County, Illinois.
4. name A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois.
5. name A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lucas County, Iowa.

Luke — full definition

1. name A common male given name, ultimately from Greek, meaning roughly "from Lucania."
2. name Luke the Evangelist, the traditional author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles in the Christian Bible.
3. name The Gospel of Luke, the third of the four gospels in the New Testament.