Y!A Favorite Baby Boy Name Of The Month.

Lucas
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: LU-CUS
Meaning: 'From Lucanus'
Origin: Greek

The baby boy name Lucas is the male favorite name of yahoo answers. Lucas is a boy name and is a variant of Luke. Lucas means 'From Lucanus' this meaning doesn't really mean anything important. Lucas is of Greek origin which adds great historical meaning to the name. Lucas is a very popular name in Germany. People who like the name Lucas may be influenced by the film director George Lucas, it has been proven that over 400 people who have named their son Lucas have been influenced to by George Lucas. Also they may be influenced to use Lucas after the actor Lukas Haas. The name Lucas is a very common first name for males in the US ranking #381 out of 1220. The name Lucas first appeared in the top 1000 in 1880 and increased slightly in 1890 before it completely fell out in 1900, however it appeared again in 1920 but decreased in 1930 before once again dropping completely out. Lucas appeared once more in 1960 and increased massivly between 1960 and 1990 and since then has sat very evenly in it's yearly rankings remaining quite close to the top.

Other variants of Lucas:

• Lukas
• Loukas
• Loucas

Similar names to Lucas:

• Luke
• Luqus
• Lexo
• Lex

Nicknames for Lucas:

• Luke
• Lucky
• Lu
• Cus

Middle Names That Go Well With Lucas:

• Lucas James
• Lucas Mark
• Lucas Robert
• Lucas Juan

Overall I think the name Lucas is a name in which moves well with society but I don't like the name. It is a variant of a popular name with no particular meaning and doesn't really mean anything to me as a idividual. I give the name Lucas a three out of ten.