Lucas
Gender: M
Origin of Lucas: Greek form of Luke
Meaning of Lucas: "from Luciana"
Lucas's Popularity in 2011: #29
Lucas is steadily inching up in popularity with parents who want something similar to but more substantial than Luke, to the point where it ranks Number 29, its highest place ever.
.Lucas has long been a favorite of TV scriptwriters, from the early black-and-white days of The Rifleman (Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain) to the schoolteacher series Lucas Tanner to the contemporary One Tree Hill, and the name appears as Lucas Beauchamp in William Faulkner's "Intruder in the Dust" and "Light in August."
Lucas Cranach was an important German Renaissance painter and printmaker; Lucas Samaras is an eccentric Greek-born American contemporary artist. Some will associate the name with director George Lucas.
At the moment Lucas is enjoying a tremendous international success. It is currently the Number One name in France, Number Two in The Netherlands, Number Three in Denmark, Belgium and Sweden, and Number Four in Canada.
Lucas's International Variations
Labhcás (Gaelic) Lukas, Lucais, Loukas, Loucas (Greek) Luciano, Lucho, Luciliano, Lucino, Lucio, Chano (Spanish)
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