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Lucas is a
Latin masculine given name (from the verb "
lucere" - "to shine"), from
which the
English name Luke comes.
Lucas Bryant (born 1978), Canadian-American...
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Topiary Lucere is a
public art work by
American artist Steve Feren located in
downtown Milwaukee,
Wisconsin at a
Marriott Hotel near the
intersection of...
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since the word
lucus (dark grove) has a
similar appearance to the verb
lucere (to shine), the
former word is
derived from the
latter word
because of a...
- Lukas,
Lucas Irish: Lúc, Lúcás
Italian - Luca
Latin -
Lucas (from the verb "
lucere")
Latvian - Lūk****
Lithuanian -
Lukas Norwegian /
Swedish /
Danish - Lucas...
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meaning "light" (<PIE *leuk-, "brightness"),
related to the
Latin verb
lucere ("to shine") and
cognate to the name Lucas.
Another proposed etymology is...
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three ancient tribes of Rome: the
Ramnes (Latins),
Tities (Sabines), and
Luceres (Etruscans).
Within each tribe, a
senator was
selected from each of the...
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divided the po****ce into
three tribes,
known as the Ramnes, Titienses, and
Luceres, for
taxation and
military purposes. Each
tribe was
presided over by an...
- magniloquent, obloquy,
soliloquy luc- bright,
light Latin lūx (genitive lūcis),
lucere elucidate, elucidation, elucubrate, elucubration, lucent, lucid, lucidity...
- equites:
Ramnes (meaning Romans),
Tities (after the
Sabine king), and
Luceres (Etruscans). He also
divided the
general po****ce into
thirty curiae, named...
- also come from the
Latin word "lucus"
meaning "sacred wood" (a
cognate of
lucere). The name is
common among Christians as a
result of Luke the Evangelist...
