Lucas
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Lucas is the Latin form of the Greek
name Loukas (Λουκᾶς), and it's a common name in many modern languages.
Lucas may refer to several things.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
name Loukas (Λουκᾶς), and it's a common name in many modern languages.
Lucas may refer to several things.
Real
- Lucas BarriosLucas BarriosLucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres is an Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. Barrios is known for his effectiveness in the target area...
, Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Borussia Dortmund - Lucas BigliaLucas BigliaLucas Rodrigo Biglia is an Argentine footballer, who currently plays for Anderlecht and the Argentina national team. He has been capped for the Argentina national football team and the Argentina U-20 national team, where he won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, alongside Lionel Messi.- Club...
, Argentine footballer currently playing for RSC Anderlecht - Lucas BolsiusLucas BolsiusLucas Bolsius is a Dutch historian and politician and from 31 August 2010 mayor of the city af Amersfoort....
, Dutch historian and politician - Lucas BryantLucas Bryant-Biography:Bryant was born in Elmira, Ontario, Canada and he currently has dual Canadian and U.S. Citizenship. His father is from North Dakota and is of Scandinavian/Finnish heritage. His mother was also born and raised in the United States...
, actor - Lucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the Elder , was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving...
, painter - Lucas Cranach the YoungerLucas Cranach the YoungerLucas Cranach the Younger was a German Renaissance artist, known for his woodcuts and paintings.He was the youngest son of Lucas Cranach the Elder and Barbara Brengebier, and began his career as an apprentice in his father's workshop alongside his brother Hans. Henceforth, his own reputation and...
, painter - Lucas CruikshankLucas CruikshankLucas Cruikshank is an American comedic actor. Living in Columbus, Nebraska, he created the character Fred Figglehorn for his channel, named "Fred", on the video-sharing website YouTube...
, teenage internet celebrity - Lucas GrabeelLucas GrabeelLucas Stephen Grabeel is an American actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director and producer. As a performer, he is best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's High School Musical and its sequels High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year , and as...
, actor - Lucas LeivaLucas LeivaLucas Pezzini-Leiva , often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazilian national side...
, Brazilian footballer currently playing for Liverpool - Lucas MatthysseLucas MatthysseLucas Martin Matthysse is an Argentine professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the current WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight champion...
, Argentine boxer - Lucas NeillLucas NeillLucas Edward Neill is an Australian Soccer player who currently plays for UAE Pro-League club Al Jazira. He is a full back. Neill had spent almost 15 years of his career playing in England. He represented Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2010 World Cup in South...
, Australian footballer currently playing for Galatasaray - Lucas Pérez MartínezLucas Pérez MartínezLucas Pérez Martínez is a Spanish footballer who plays in Ukraine for FC Karpaty Lviv.-Football career:...
, Spain footballer currently playing for FC Karpaty Lviv - Lucas Rios MarquesLucas Rios MarquesLucas Rios Marques or simply Lucas , is a Brazilian Right Back. He currently plays for Botafogo.- Career :...
, Brazilian footballer currently playing for Figueirense - Lucas Secon, Danish-American rapper
- Lucas VitaLucas VitaLucas Pereira Vita is a male water polo player from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
, Brazilian water polo player - Jefferson Lucas Azevedo dos SantosJefferson Lucas Azevedo dos SantosJefferson Lucas Azevedo dos Santos known as Lucas is a Brazilian footballer.-Biography:Born in Londrina, Paraná, Lucas played a match in 2004 Copa do Brasil for Londrina Esporte Clube, then transferred to Londrina Junior Team on 1 April 2004, an affiliated club of Londrina .In January 2005 he was...
, Brazilian footballer - Lucas, Brazilian footballer currently playing for FC Kaiserslautern
- LucasLucas Rodrigues Moura da SilvaLucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva known as Lucas , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder. He currently plays for São Paulo and Brazilian national team. Lucas is in the list of FIFA's players to watch in 2011...
, Brazilian footballer currently playing for São Paulo F.C.
Fictional
- Lucas (Mother 3), main character of the 2006 video game Mother 3
- Lucas, male protonagist of the games Pokémon Diamond and PearlPokémon Diamond and Pearlare role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs...
- Lucas Bly, main character of the 1986 film, LucasLucas (film)Lucas is a 1986 American teen tragicomedy film directed by David Seltzer and starring Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen and Courtney Thorne-Smith. The film is particularly notable for being the screen debut of actress Winona Ryder.-Plot:...
- Lucas FitzgeraldLucas FitzgeraldLucas Fitzgerald is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Scott Major. He made his first on-screen appearance on 22 July 2008. The role of Lucas is Major's second character on the show, he previously played Darren Stark in 1993. Lucas is the brother of Daniel...
, character in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours - Lucas Hay, character in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks
- Lucas Hellinger, character in the television series, "FlashForwardFlashforwardA flashforward is an interjected scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flashforwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future...
" - Lucas HoldenLucas HoldenLucas Anthony Holden is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, first introduced in 2005 and portrayed by actor Rhys Wakefield. Lucas was the youngest of the Holden family. He left the Bay in 2008.- Background :...
, character in the soap opera Home and Away - Lucas JohnsonLucas JohnsonLucas Aaron Johnson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Don Gilet. He made his first on-screen appearance on 3 April 2008. Lucas is introduced as a preacher and estranged father of established character Chelsea Fox. He has a son, Jordan, and goes on to marry...
, character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders] - Lucas Kane, main character in the Fahrenheit video game
- Lucas NorthLucas NorthLucas North, formerly known as John Bateman, is a fictional character from the BBC espionage television series Spooks , which follows the exploits of Section D, a counter-terrorism division of MI5. North is portrayed by British actor Richard Armitage...
, one of the main characters of the television series, "SpooksSpooksSpooks is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 – 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, as the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a...
" - Lucas Roberts, character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives
- Lucas Ross, character in Evernight, by Claudia Gray
- Lucas ScottLucas ScottLucas Eugene Scott is a fictional character and formerly the main protagonist from The CW television series One Tree Hill, portrayed by Chad Michael Murray. Lucas is a talented basketball player and writer. He is rival to half-brother Nathan Scott, before the two eventually become close friends...
, teen character on One Tree Hill - Lucas Valieri, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Lucas WolenczakLucas WolenczakLucas Wolenczak is a character on the television series seaQuest DSV, played by Jonathan Brandis. He is one of only three characters to remain on the show for all three seasons and is the only character to appear in every episode.-Before seaQuest:...
, teenage character on SeaQuest DSV
Industry
- Lucas Industries, manufacturer of components for the motor and aerospace industry.
- S. LucasS. LucasS. Lucas Group is a painting contractor and fitout specialist to the construction industry. It is based in Wrotham, Kent.-History:S. Lucas was founded by Sam Lucas in 1971 and its sister company, , was established in 2008. Sam’s eldest son, Danny Lucas, joined the company in 1982 and became the...
, painting contractor and fitout specialist
Places
In the United States:- Lucas, IowaLucas, IowaLucas is a city in Lucas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.-History:The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company established a station at Lucas in 1866, named after Lucas County and Robert Lucas. A plat for the town was filed on May 9, 1868 and the town...
- Lucas County, IowaLucas County, Iowa-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 8,898 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,238 housing units, of which 3,689 were occupied.-2000 census:...
- Lucas County, Iowa
- Lucas, KansasLucas, KansasLucas is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 393.-Geography:Lucas is located at at an elevation of 1,489 feet . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. It lies in the Smoky Hills...
- Lucas, OhioLucas, OhioLucas is a village in Richland County, Ohio, United States.Lucas was founded in 1836, and is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 620 at the 2000 census....
- Lucas, TexasLucas, TexasBlock quoteLucas is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,890 at the 2000 census. Recent population statistics show Lucas to have a population above 5,000 people ; however, the current population signs within the city limits state a population of 5015.-Geography:Lucas...
- Lucas, WisconsinLucas, WisconsinLucas is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 658 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Hatchville is located partially in the town.-Geography:...
- Lucas County, OhioLucas County, Ohio----...
Other
- Leeds University Centre for African StudiesLeeds University Centre for African StudiesLeeds University Centre for African Studies is an interdisciplinary centre at the University of Leeds, and has members from a variety of faculties who share an interest in African Studies. The English, Geography, History and Politics and International Studies schools at the University of Leeds...
, also known as LUCAS - Luca Family SingersLuca Family SingersThe Luca Family Singers were an African American singing group, originally from New Haven, Connecticut, in the 19th century, the most famous such singing family modeled after the popular Hutchinson Family Singers. Like the Hutchinsons, the Lucas were active in abolitionism, and began performing in...
, also known as "The Lucas" - Lucas (album)Lucas (album)Lucas is the second album by Ghostly International artist Skeletons and the first under their new name of Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities...
(2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities - Lucas critiqueLucas critiqueThe Lucas critique, named for Robert Lucas′ work on macroeconomic policymaking, argues that it is naïve to try to predict the effects of a change in economic policy entirely on the basis of relationships observed in historical data, especially highly aggregated historical data.The basic idea...
- Lucas (film)Lucas (film)Lucas is a 1986 American teen tragicomedy film directed by David Seltzer and starring Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen and Courtney Thorne-Smith. The film is particularly notable for being the screen debut of actress Winona Ryder.-Plot:...
(1986) - Lucas Industries plcLucas Industries plcLucas Industries plc was a famous British manufacturer of components for the motor industry and aerospace industry. It was based in Birmingham. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index...
and Lucas Automotive, former UK automotive and aerospace component manufacturers - Lucas (novel)Lucas (novel)Lucas is a 2002 novel by Kevin Brooks about a teenager named Cait who lives on an isolated island off the coast of England and befriends outsider Lucas, eventually falling in love with him only to see the island's prejudices come to life.-Plot summary:...
(2002), by Kevin Brooks - LucasVarityLucasVarityLucasVarity plc was a UK automotive parts manufacturer, created by a merger of the British Lucas Industries plc, and the North American Varity Corporation in August 1996.-Foundation:...
, UK motor parts manufacturer - Laboratory Unit for Computer Assisted SurgeryLaboratory Unit for Computer Assisted SurgeryLaboratory Unit for Computer Assisted Surgery is a system used for virtual surgical planning. Starting with 1998, LUCAS was developed at the University of Regensburg, Germany, with the support of the Carl Zeiss Company. The resulting surgical planning is then reproduced onto the patient by using a...
, a system used for surgical planning, in computer assisted surgery - Lucas Oil StadiumLucas Oil StadiumLucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 24, 2008, and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. The stadium was built to...
, a venue for sporting events in the United States city of Indianapolis, Indiana