Lucas

Lucas is the Latin form of the Greek name Loukas, which is generally understood to derive from the Latin lux, meaning light, though it may also have originated as a regional name referring to someone from Lucania, an ancient territory in southern Italy. The name is most famously borne by Saint Luke the Evangelist, the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, whose widespread veneration across Christian traditions drove the name's enduring popularity throughout Europe and beyond. It spread through medieval Latin usage into numerous languages and remains common across the Western world today. Closely related forms include Luke, Luca, Luc, Lukas, and the Irish variant Lúcás.