The name Lucas is a Latin form of Loukas (see Luke).
Famous bearers
Bearers include Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1553), a German painter and printmaker;
Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515 - 1586), a German Renaissance artist, known for his woodcuts and paintings (he was the son of Lucas Cranach the Elder).
A bearer of the surname is George Lucas (born 1944), an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his epic saga Star Wars and Indiana Jones films.
