Behind the Name: Comments for the name Lukas

Comments for LUKAS:

Lukas is also the Swedish spelling. [noted -ed]

-- Ylva 9/24/2005

In Sweden the biblical Luke is Lukas. (Just as Peter is Petrus etc).
The Astrid Lindgren character Emil had a horse named Lukas.
Also the Disney character Gladstone Gander (Donald Duck's cousin) is called Alexander Lukas.

-- Anonymous User 12/18/2005

Lukas Moodysson is a Swedish film writer and director.

-- Anonymous User 12/21/2005

Extremely popular in Germany.

-- JHK 9/3/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Lukas here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_ 10/24/2006

Lukas Haaz, an actor now widely known as "The Patient" in My Chemical Romance's video for "Welcome to the Black Parade." I love this name.

-- dramaelf 5/14/2007

Also used on boys in Slovenia.

-- earthnut 7/3/2007

Nicknames: Luke, Luky, Luksha, Lukes.

-- Karcoolka 7/11/2007

German football (soccer) player Lukas Podolski is a famous bearer.

-- anjastt9 3/14/2009

I hated this name before, but my cousin named her son Lukas and now I like it, even though I prefer Luka.

-- Anonymous User 9/26/2010

Also used in Croatia.

-- Sofia 1/25/2011

It's also used in Croatia, pronounced LOO-kas.

-- enchy 6/4/2011

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