Despre nume - Luca / About Luca - the name

• The name Lucas is a male firstname of German, Greek, English, Irish, Danish, Portuguese, Spanish or Dutch origin.
• It is pronounced as Loo-kus n English, Luy-kahs in Dutch and loo-Ka in French.
• The name Lucas is the Latin form of the name Loukas, which is roughly translated into English as the common masculine first name Luke. It is an alternative spelling of the name Lukas.
• The name has 12 variant forms: Loukas, Luc, Luke, Lucas, Lucian, Lucien, Lucio, Lucius, Luck, Lucky, Lukacs and Lukas.
• It has two meanings. One meaning of Lucas is light, and the other meaning of Lucas is a person from Lucania (region of Italy).
• Biblical: Saint Luke, a first-century Christian, called "the beloved physician" who travelled in the company of Saint Paul and is patron saint of doctors and artists; wrote one of the four Gospel accounts of the life of Christ.
• In popular culture, the most famous Lucas is the last name of the American film director George Lucas. He is known as the director of two of the world’s most famous Hollywood franchises, namely the Star Wars series and the Indiana Jones series ("Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker). Actors Luke Perry, Luke Wilson