What does Lukas mean, popularity, numerology and more. The name Lukas is of Greek origin. The meaning of Lukas is light. It is also of German origin, where its meaning is from Lucania.ne part indicates the gender and the other the characteristic of the person. For example, Adelbert or Albert is composed of adel meaning noble and a derivation of beracht meaning bright or shining. Given names are generally gender specific. Male names cannot be used for females and vice versa.