From Lucania; light
Lucan is a Latin name referring to a person from Lucania, an ancient region in Southern Italy. It is also frequently associated with the Latin root 'lux', meaning light. The name is most famously associated with the 1st-century Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus.
About 15 boys were named Lucan in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Roman poet and author of the epic Pharsalia
A werewolf character and leader of the Lycans · Underworld
British peer who famously disappeared in 1974
