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English word origin

Etymology of Lucan

From Middle English Lucan, from Latin Lūcānus.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

The Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (39–65 CE).

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From Middle English Lucan, from Latin Lūcānus.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A large village in County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0334).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Irish Leamhcán.

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Source etymology 3

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adj

Alternative spelling of Lukan (“relating to Luke the Evangelist or to Luke–Acts”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin Lūcās (“Luke”) + -an.

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