# Lucas

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈluːkəs/ · frequency rank #6,162

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
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15. A suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

## Easily confused with
- **luck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-luck)
- **Lucy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lucy)
- **Luis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-luis)
- **luna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-luna)
- **Luka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-luka)
- **luce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-luce)
- **Lula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lula)
- **lucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lucky)
- **lungs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lungs)
- **lunar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lunar)
- **Lucia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lucia)
- **lucid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lucid)
- **Lukas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lukas)
- **lupus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lupus)
- **lumps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lumps)
- **Lucca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lucca)
- **Lucius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lucius)
- **Lucian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lucas-vs-lucian)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/las-vs-lucas)
- **LCS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lcs-vs-lucas)

## Common misspellings (7)
`lcuas`, `llucas`, `luacs`, `lucass`, `luccas`, `lucsa`, `ulcas`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lucas