Meanings
Lucan1
Lucan2
Lucan3
adjectiveLucan (comparative more Lucan, superlative most Lucan)
comparative more Lucan · superlative most Lucan
- alternativeAlternative spelling of Lukan (“relating to Luke the Evangelist or to Luke–Acts”).
Origin
Lucan · proper noun
- LatinLūcānus
- Middle EnglishLucan
- EnglishLucan
From Middle English Lucan, from Latin Lūcānus.
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Full word history & related roots →Lucan · proper noun
- IrishLeamhcán
- EnglishLucan
From Irish Leamhcán.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لوكان
- لوكان (Lūkān)Roman poet
Basque Lukano
- LukanoRoman poet
Catalan Lucà
- LucàRoman poet
Chinese Mandarin 盧坎 /卢坎
- 盧坎 /卢坎 (Lúkǎn)Roman poet
French Lucain
- LucainRoman poet
German Lukan, Lucan
- LukanRoman poet
- LucanRoman poet
Greek Λουκανός
- Λουκανός (Loukanós)Roman poet
Hungarian Lucanus
- LucanusRoman poet
Italian Lucano
- LucanoRoman poet
Japanese ルカヌス
- ルカヌス (Rukanusu)Roman poet
Korean 루카누스
- 루카누스 (rukanuseu)Roman poet
Latin Lucanus
- LucanusRoman poet
Latvian Lukāns
- LukānsRoman poet
Portuguese Lucano
- LucanoRoman poet
Russian Лука́н
- Лука́н (Lukán)Roman poet
Spanish Lucano
- LucanoRoman poet
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Cite this entry
APA
Lucan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucan
MLA
“Lucan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lucan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucan.
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