Lucan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lucan

What is the meaning of the name Lucan ?

The baby name Lucan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈluːkən/ (LOO-kən).

Lucan is Irish in Origin.

Lucan is the English form of Latin Lucanus, a cognomen meaning "a man of Lucania", the ancient region of southern Italy; the Greek equivalent is Loukanos. While often grouped with the Luc- names from lux "light" (Lucius, Lucian, Luke), its core sense is geographic, with the "light" idea only by association.

Borne by the Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (AD 39-65), Anglicized as Lucan, and by Sir Lucan the Butler in Arthurian legend, the name has a long literary footprint in Britain. As a surname and in the British title Earl of Lucan, it can instead derive from the Irish place-name Lucan (Gaelic Leamhcan, "elm grove"). Modern given-name use in English-speaking countries is uncommon but rising for its crisp, classical feel. Variants and cognates include Lucanus and Loukanos; related forms are Luke, Lucas, Luca, and Lucian/Lucien, with rare feminine counterpart Lucana and the broader relative Luciana.