Luke
Lukas ( plural: die Lukas ) is a male given name and family name .
Origin and meaning
The name Lukas is a short form of Lucanus, probably of Latin origin. It describes someone who comes from the southern Italian landscape of Lucania . A Roman poet is known as Lucan . If one assumes an origin from the Greek , Luke means "born into the light" (ancient Greek λευκός leukós , bright, white ').
name day
Name days are:
- February 7th ( Luke of Greece )
- February 17th ( Luke of Padua )
- October 18 ( Luke (Evangelist) ); St. Luke's Day is a day of remembrance that has been commemorating the death of the Evangelist Luke since the 9th century. As a lottery day they say according to the farmer's rule: "If you spread rye around St. Lukas, you won't regret it in the next harvest."
- December 11 ( Lukas Stylites ) (Greek Orthodox)
variants
- Loukas (Greek)
- Luc (French, English)
- Luca
- Lucanus (Latin)
- Lucas
- Luka
- Lukács (Hungarian)
- Lukan (Croatian)
- Lukáš (Czech, Slovak)
- Lukaschek
- Lukashenka
- Łukasiewicz
- Łukasz (Polish)
- Luke (English)
- Luki
- Lukian (Latin)
- Luky
- Luuk (Dutch)
- Luckahs (Dominican)
Occurrence
Lukas has been the most popular boy's name in Austria for 12 years. In Germany the popularity of the first name has increased continuously since the mid-sixties. It has been one of the most popular first names since the mid-1990s and has often been number one in the frequency statistics in recent years.
Name bearer
First name
- Evangelist Luke ; Luke as the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles of Luke see some recent research rather than cognomen
- Luke Stylites (879-979), Phrygian saint
- Luke of Padua (1200–1285), Franciscan
- Lukas Ammann (1912–2017), Swiss actor
- Lukas Aurednik (1918–1997), Austrian football player
- Lukas Bangerter (* 1971), Swiss director
- Lukas Bärfuss (* 1971), Swiss author
- Lukas Beck (* 1967), Austrian photographer
- Lukas Beckmann (* 1950), German politician (Greens)
- Lukas Berglund (* 1992), Swedish poker player
- Lukas Blohme (* 1994), German handball player
- Lukas Boeder (* 1997), German soccer player
- Lukas von Bostel (1649–1716), German poet and lawyer and mayor of Hamburg
- Luke von Breda (1676–1752), Swedish painter
- Lukas Burckhardt (1924–2018), Swiss lawyer, politician (LDP / LPS) and jazz musician
- Lukas Clemens (* 1961), German historian
- Lukas David (* 1934), Austrian violinist
- Lukas Duwenhögger (* 1956), German artist
- Lukas Engelberger (* 1975), Swiss politician
- Lukas Engesser (1820–1880), German architect
- Lukas Enembe (* 1967), Indonesian politician (PD)
- Lukas Essl (1965–2019), Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the state parliament in Salzburg
- Lukas Flückiger (* 1984), Swiss cyclocross and mountain bike rider
- Lukas Flüeler (* 1988), Swiss ice hockey goalkeeper
- Lukas Forchhammer (* 1988), singer in the Danish band Lukas Graham
- Lukas Foss (1922–2009), American composer and conductor
- Lukas Fröde (* 1995), German soccer player
- Lukas Fugger (1439–1499), German company
- Lukas Gabriel (* 1991), Austrian soccer player
- Lukas Grauwiler (* 1984), Swiss ice hockey player
- Lukas Grünenwald (1858–1937), German teacher and local researcher
- Lukas Gschwend (* 1967), Swiss legal scholar
- Lukas Haas (* 1976), American actor
- Lukas Hagen (* 1962), Austrian violinist and university professor
- Lukas Hammerstein (* 1958), German lawyer and writer
- Lukas Hartmann (* 1944), Swiss writer
- Lukas Heinser (* 1983), German blogger and journalist
- Lukas Hofer (* 1989), Italian biathlete
- Lukas Holliger (* 1971), Swiss author, writer, dramaturge and editor
- Lukas Holste (1596–1661), humanistic scholar, librarian and geographer
- Lukas Huber (physician) (* 1961), Austrian doctor and cell biologist
- Lukas Huber (sports bowler) (* 1987), Austrian sports bowler
- Lukas Jenni (* 1955), Swiss ornithologist
- Lukas Jutkiewicz (* 1989), Polish football player
- Lukas Kampa (* 1986), German national volleyball player
- Lukas Karlsson (* 1982), Swedish handball player
- Lukas Kern (1681–1749), ship master, landlord and benefactor
- Lukas Kircher (* 1971), German-Austrian designer and editorial designer
- Lukas Kirner (1794-1851), German painter
- Lukas Klapfer (* 1985), Austrian Nordic combined athlete
- Lukas Kleckers (* 1996), German snooker player
- Lukas Klostermann (* 1996), German national soccer player
- Lukas Koch (* 1980), German television presenter
- Lukas Kragl (* 1990), Austrian soccer player
- Lukas Kramer (* 1941), German painter
- Lukas Kruse (* 1983), German soccer goalkeeper
- Lukas Kübler (* 1992), German soccer player
- Lukas Lamprecht (1869–1941), Austrian dialect writer and composer
- Lukas Lang (ice hockey player) (* 1986), German ice hockey goalkeeper
- Lukas Matthias Lang (* 1927), Austrian architect
- Lukas Langhoff (* 1964), German theater director
- Lukas Lechner (* 1988), German soccer player
- Lukas Ligeti (* 1965), Austrian composer and jazz musician
- Lukas Lindenmaier (1946–2014), Swiss drummer
- Lukas Loules (* 1972), German composer, lyricist, music producer and singer
- Lukas Mandl (* 1979), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Lukas Menkhoff (* 1958), German university professor
- Lukas Meschik (* 1988), writer
- Lukas Meyer (* 1964), German philosopher
- Lukas Miko (* 1971), Austrian actor
- Lukas Moodysson (* 1969), Swedish writer and director
- Lukas Moser (1390–1434), German painter
- Lukas Mössner (* 1984), Austrian soccer player
- Lukas Mühl (* 1997), German soccer player
- Lukas Müller (rower) (* 1987), German rower
- Lukas Müller (ski jumper) (* 1992), Austrian ski jumper
- Lukas Neunteufel (* 1989), Austrian soccer player
- Lukas Nottbeck (* 1988), German soccer player
- Lukas Perman (* 1980), Austrian musical performer, singer and actor
- Lukáš Pešek (* 1985), Czech motorcycle racer
- Lukas Podolski (* 1985), German soccer player
- Lukas Rath (* 1992), Austrian soccer player
- Lukas Reimann (* 1982), Swiss politician
- Lukas Resetarits (* 1947), Austrian cabaret artist; Austrian actor
- Lukas Richter (1923–2000), German musicologist
- Lukas Ridgeston (* 1974), Slovak porn actor
- Lukas Rieger (* 1999), German singer
- Lukas Rodriguez , American actor, see James and Lukas Rodriguez
- Lukas Roth (* 1965), German photographer
- Lukas Ruegenberg (* 1928), German Benedictine monk, social worker and picture book illustrator
- Lukas Runggaldier (* 1987), Italian Nordic combined skier
- Lukas Rupp (* 1991), German soccer player
- Lukas Salvisberg (* 1987), Swiss triathlete
- Lukas Scepanik (* 1994), German soccer player
- Lukas Schaa (1926-2018), German politician (CDU)
- Lukas Scheltz (1420–1476), personal physician to Count Eberhard im Bart and city physician in Heilbronn
- Lukas Schenkel (* 1984), Swiss football player
- Lukas Schmid (* 1981), German bass
- Lukas Schmitz (* 1988), German soccer player
- Lukas Schröck (1646–1730), German physician and natural scientist
- Lukas Schust (* 1997), German actor
- Lukáš Šembera (* 1992), Czech motorcycle racer
- Lukas Siebenkotten (* 1957), German lawyer, director of the German Tenants' Association
- Lukas Sinkiewicz (* 1985), German football player of Polish origin
- Lukas Spalvis (* 1994), Lithuanian football player
- Lukas Stadler (* 1990), Austrian soccer player
- Lukas Stepanik (* 1950), Austrian director and producer
- Lukas Stoop (* 1990), Swiss ice hockey player
- Lukas Strobel (* 1989), German rapper, singer, DJ and producer, see Alligatoah
- Lukas B. Suter (* 1957), Swiss playwright, radio play author and theater director
- Lukas Tauber (* 1990), Italian ice hockey player
- Lukas Thommen (* 1958), Swiss ancient historian
- Lukas Thürauer (* 1987), Austrian soccer player
- Lukas Vischer (collector) (1780–1840), Swiss businessman, artist and collector
- Lukas Vischer (theologian) (1926–2008), Swiss theologian
- Lukas Watzenrode the Elder (1400–1462), father of Lucas Watzenrode (junior), grandfather of Nicolaus Copernicus
- Lukas Weichenrieder (* 1944), Benedictine abbot
- Lukas Wilaschek (* 1981), German-Polish boxer
Intermediate name
- Johann Lukas Boër (1751–1835), German doctor and obstetrician
- Hans Lukas von Cranach (1855–1929), German officer and captain of the Wartburg
- David Lukas Kühl (1752–1837), Mayor of Stralsund
- Johann Lukas Jäger (1811–1874), German parliamentarian, doctor, publisher and publicist
- Johann Lukas Legrand (1755–1836), Swiss politician during the Helvetic era
- Michael Lukas Moeller (1937–2002), German psychoanalyst
- Jakob Lukas Schabelitz (1827–1899), Swiss publisher
- Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), German doctor
- Johann Lukas Schubaur (1749–1815), German doctor and composer
- Gerd Lukas Storzer (* 1972), German actor
- Gottlieb Lukas Friedrich Tafel (1787–1860), German classical philologist, pioneer of Byzantine studies
Double name
- Peter-Lukas Graf (* 1929), Swiss flautist
family name
- Aca Lukas (* 1968), Serbian singer and interpreter
- Ade Lukas (* 1975), Indonesian badminton player
- Christian Lukas (* 1970), German film critic and non-fiction author
- Clint Lukas (* 1985), German writer and director
- Elisabeth Lukas (* 1942), Austrian psychotherapist and clinical psychologist
- Erich Lukas (* 1964), Austrian cook
- Ernst Viktor Johannes Lukas (1901–1980), German Africanist
- Florian Lukas (* 1973), German actor
- Frank Lukas (presenter) (* 1969), German television presenter and producer
- Frank Lukas (musician) (* 1980), German singer, lyricist and composer
- Franz Karl Lukas (1907–1985), Austrian painter and sculptor
- Gerhard Lukas (1914–1998), German historian and sports scientist
- Hans Lukas (1935-2017), German politician (CSU)
- Heinz Lukas-Kindermann (* 1939), German director and general manager
- Johannes Lukas (* 1993), German biathlon trainer
- Josef Lukas (pedagogue) (1835–1917), Austrian pedagogue
- Josef Lukas (legal scholar) (1875–1929), German legal scholar
- Joseph Lukas (1834–1878), Catholic clergyman and member of the Bavarian state parliament and the customs parliament
- Julius Lukas (1875–1959), Austrian politician (SdP), member of the Federal Council
- Karl von Lukas (1860–1932), commanding general of the infantry
- Karl Hermann Lukas (* 1920), German gynecologist
- Klaus Lukas (* 1938), Austrian lawyer, author and politician (FPÖ), MEP
- Leo Lukas (* 1959), Austrian cabaret artist, director and writer
- Leo Lukas (politician) (1908–1979), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Manfred Lukas-Luderer (* 1951), Austrian theater and film actor
- Meinhard Lukas (* 1970), Austrian lawyer and university professor
- Michael Lukas (1877–1955), German politician (BVP)
- Otto Lukas (1881–1956), German teacher, poet and writer
- Paul Lukas (1894–1971), Hungarian-American actor
- Paul Lukas (* 1956), German musician, author and translator
- Philipp Lukas (* 1979), Austrian ice hockey player
- Richard C. Lukas (* 1937), American historian and author
- Robert Lukas (* 1978), Austrian ice hockey player
- Steffen Lukas (* 1969), German radio presenter
- Tena Lukas (* 1995), Croatian tennis player
- Tõnis Lukas (* 1962), Estonian politician
- Viktor Lukas (* 1931), German organist and university professor
- Vincent Lukas , Dutch sculptor of the 16th century
- Wolf-Dieter Lukas (* 1957), German physicist
fiction
- Lukas from the ZDF television series of the same name with Dirk Bach
- Lukas the locomotive driver from the children's book by the German writer Michael Ende from 1960
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lukas in Duden
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Joachim Schäfer: Luke of Greece. In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. September 10, 2015, accessed May 25, 2016 .
- ↑ beliebte-vornamen.de
Web links
Wiktionary: Lukas - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations