Lucas is a multilingual masculine

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origin. It is derived from the Latin verb "lucere", meaning "to shine", from which the English name '' Luke'' comes from. Lucas is used a given name in languages such as English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Portuguese.

Notable people

In arts and entertainment

* Lucas Bryant (born 1978), Canadian-American actor *

Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder ( ; – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is known for his portraits, both of German ...

(1472–1553), German painter *

Lucas Cranach the Younger Lucas Cranach the Younger (, ; 4 October 1515 – 25 January 1586) was a German Renaissance painter and portraitist, the son of Lucas Cranach the Elder and brother of Hans Cranach. Life and career Lucas Cranach the Younger was born in Wittenber ...

(1515–1586), German Renaissance painter * Lucas Cruikshank (born 1993), American internet celebrity * Lucas Grabeel (born 1984), American actor * Lucas Hedges (born 1996), American actor * Lucas Jade Zumann (born 2000), American actor * Lucas Lira, Brazilian YouTuber, entrepreneur and influencer * Lucas Secon (born 1970), Danish-American rapper and music producer * Lucas Till (born 1990), American actor * Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533), Dutch painter * Lucas (rapper) (born 1999), Hong Kong rapper

In politics, government, and religion

* Lucas, Archbishop of Esztergom (c. 1120–1181), Hungarian prelate and diplomat * Lucas Atkinson (born 1981), American politician * Lucas Bersamin (born 1949), Filipino judge * Lucas Bolsius (born 1958), Dutch historian and politician * Lucas Hartong (born 1963), Dutch politician * Lucas Papademos (born 1947), Greek bank official and prime minister * Lucas Samalenge (1928–1961), Congolese and Katangese politician

In sport

In association football

* Lucas Andersen (born 1994), Danish professional footballer * Lucas Biglia (born 1986), Argentine currently playing for Milan * Lucas Cano (born 1995), Argentine footballer * Lucas Cavallini (born 1992), Canadian currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps * Lucas Hernandez (born 1996), French currently playing for Bayern Munich * Lucas Leiva (born 1987), Brazilian, formerly played for Lazio and Liverpool. * Lucas Licht (born 1981), Argentine-Israeli currently playing for Gimnasia La Plata * Lucas Lobos (born 1981), Argentine, played for Tigres UANL * Lucas Moura (born 1992), Brazilian currently playing for São Paulo. * Lucas Neill (born 1978), Australian, played for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers * Lucas Paquetá (born 1997), Brazilian currently playing for West Ham United * Lucas Pérez (born 1988), Spanish currently playing for Alavés * Lucas Piazon (born 1994), Brazilian currently playing for Rio Ave * Lucas Radebe (born 1969), South African, played for Leeds United and Kaizer Chiefs * Lucas Rios Marques (born 1988), Brazilian currently playing for Figueirense * Lucas Rougeaux (born 1994), French currently playing for OGC Nice * Lucas Salinas (born 1995), Brazilian football player * Lucas Severino (born 1979), Brazilian, played for FC Tokyo * Lucas Silva, several people * Lucas Torreira (born 1996), Uruguayan currently playing for Arsenal * Lucas Torró (born 1994), Spanish currently playing for Eintracht Frankfurt * Lucas Vázquez (born 1991), Spanish currently playing for Real Madrid * Lucas Zelarayán (born 1992), Argentine currently playing for Columbus Crew * Lucas Zen (born 1991), Brazilian currently playing for Botafogo * Jefferson Lucas Azevedo dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian football player

In basketball

* Lucas Dias (born 1995), Brazilian player * Lucas Mariano (born 1993), Brazilian player * Lucas Mayer (born 1999), German player * Lucas Mondelo (born 1967), Spanish coach * Lucas Nogueira (born 1992), Brazilian player * Lucas Tohătan (born 1999), Romanian player

In other sports

* Lucas Barbosa (gymnast) (born 1994), Brazilian aerobic gymnast * Lucas Bitencourt (born 1994), Brazilian male artistic gymnast * Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (born 2000), Norwegian-born Brazilian World Cup alpine ski racer * Lucas Braun (born 2001), American baseball player * Lucas Broussard (born 2006), American figure skater * Lucas Browne (born 1979), Australian former professional boxer, mixed martial artist and kickboxer * Lucas Bruchet (born 1991), Canadian track and field athlete * Lucas Carvalho (born 1993), Brazilian sprinter * Lucas Calabrese (born 1986), Argentine sailor * Lucas Chanavat (born 1994), French cross-country skier * Lucas Chanson (born 1962), Swiss judoka * Lucas Chumbo (born 1995), Brazilian professional surfer * Lucas Claerbout (born 1992), French badminton player * Lucas Condotta (born 1997), Canadian professional ice hockey winger and captain * Lucas Corvée (born 1993), French badminton player * Lucas Créange (born 1992), French Paralympic table tennis player * Lucas Daniel (born 1995), French competitive archer * Lucas Didier (born 2003), French para table tennis player * Lucas Eguibar (born 1994), Spanish snowboarder * Lucas Eriksson (born 1996), Swedish cyclist * Lukas Feurstein (born 2001), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer * Lucas Foster (snowboarder) (born 1999), American snowboarder * Lucas Fratzscher (born 1994), German biathlete * Lucas Giolito (born 1994), American professional baseball pitcher * Lucas Glover (born 1979), American professional golfer * Lucas González Amorosino (born 1985), Argentine rugby player * Lucas di Grassi (born 1984), Brazilian racing car driver * Lucas Guzmán (born 1994), Argentine taekwondo athlete * Lucas Hammond (born 1993) Canadian rugby player * Lucas Hatton (born 1995), professional strongman * Lucas Havrisik (born 1999), American football player * Lucas Henveaux (born 2000), Belgian competitive swimmer * Lucas Herbert (golfer) (born 1995), Australian professional golfer * Lucas Krull (born 1998), American football player * Lucas Lacamp (born 2001), professional rugby union player * Lucas Luetge (born 1987), American professional baseball pitcher * Lucas Martins (born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Lucas Matthysse (born 1982), Argentine boxer * Lucas Matzerath (born 2000), German swimmer * Lucas Mazur (born 1997), French para-badminton player * Lucca Mesinas (born 1996), Peruvian surfer * Lucas Miedler (born 1996), Austrian tennis player * Lucas Monteverde (born 1976), Argentine professional polo player * Lucas Niang (born 1998), American football player * Lucas Oluoch (born 1991), Kenyan cricketer * Lucas Ostapiv (born 1997), Brazilian taekwondo practitioner * Lucas Parsons (born 1969), Australian former professional golfer and chef * Lucas Patrick (born 1993), American football player * Lucas Pazat (born 1993), French male canoeist * Lucas Puig (born 1987), French professional skateboarder * Lucas Raymond (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player * Lucas Rotich (born 1990), Kenyan long-distance runner * Lucas Rual (born 1995), French sailor * Lucas Saatkamp (born 1986), Brazilian volleyball player; generally known as "Lucas" or "Lucão" * Lucas Salatta (born 1987), Brazilian backstroke swimmer * Lucas Serme (born 1992), professional squash player who represented France * Lucas Tobias (born 1999), Brazilian individual and synchronised trampoline gymnast * Lucas Vita (born 1985), Brazilian water polo player * Lucas Verthein (born 1998), Brazilian rower * Lucas Werthein (born 1981), Argentine equestrian * Lucas Zellmer (born 1977), German yacht racer

Fictional characters with the name

* Lucas (''Mother 3''), the main protagonist of the 2006 video game ''Mother 3'' * Lucas (''Pokémon''), male protagonist of the games ''Pokémon Diamond,'' ''Pearl,'' and ''Platinum'' and the remakes ''Brilliant Diamond'' and ''Shining Pearl'' *Lucas Davidowicz, a character from the ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' webcomic * Lucas Fitzgerald, character in the Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Lucas Friar, a character from the Disney Channel television series '' Girl Meets World'' *Lucas Goodwin, character in Netflix series ''House of Cards'' * Lucas Gottesman, a character in ''Pretty Little Liars'' * Lucas Hay, character in Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *Lucas Hellinger, character in the television series ''FlashForward'' * Lucas Holden, character in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Lucas Jackson, name of Paul Newman's character in '' Cool Hand Luke'' * Lucas Johnson, character in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Lucas Kane, main character in the ''Fahrenheit'' video game *Lucas Kendell, a character from the television series ''Power Rangers Time Force'' * Lucas Lee, teenage character in ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' *Lucas McCain, name of character played by Chuck Connors in '' The Rifleman'' TV series * Lucas North, one of the main characters of the television series ''Spooks'' * Lucas Roberts, character on the NBC soap opera ''Days of our Lives'' * Lucas Scott, teen character on ''One Tree Hill'' * Lucas Sinclair, a main character on ''Stranger Things'' * Lucas the Spider * Lucas Trent, Midnighter's secret identity * Lucas Valieri, a character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Lucas Wolenczak, teenage character on ''SeaQuest DSV'' *Lucas, character from '' Minecraft: Story Mode'' *Lucas, a character from the video game '' A Plague Tale: Innocence'' and its sequel ''A Plague Tale: Requiem'' *Lucas, a character from the 2024 movie '' Tarot''