The story behind Lukas
Borrowed from Latin Lucas (“a man from Lucania”).
Other language forms and explanations (2)
German entry
Borrowed from Latin Lūcās and Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).
Lithuanian entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). Compare Polish Łukasz and Russian Лука (Luka).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): L UW1 K AH0 Z
Regional pronunciation variants
- German: [ˈluːkas]
- Lithuanian: [ˈlʊkɐs]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Lukas ranked #288 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Lukas
Lagos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λᾶγος (Lâgos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lilias
First recorded in 16th-century Scotland, a variant of Lilian or possibly from the Spanish Liliosa, name of a 9th-century saint, both ultimately from Late Latin lilium (“lily”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Linus
From Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning. Borrowed from Latin Linus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos). Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῖνος…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lucas
From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), perchance via Latin Lucas. From Old…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lucius
From Latin Lūcius, a common Roman praenomen deriving from lux (“light”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lukáš
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Luke or Lucas Derived from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs, “man from Lucania”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Š
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Lukas
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Lukas
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length