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Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Λευκάδιος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsLeikadios, Leikados, Leukades, Leukados
Meaning & History
Meaning uncertain. There are currently two possibilities available for the meaning of this given name.The first is that this name is derived from Λευκάδος (Leukados), which is the genitive form of Λευκάς (Leukas), the ancient Greek name for an Ionian island that is nowadays known as Lefkada (Λευκάδα in modern Greek). If this is indeed the case, then the meaning of the name Leukadios would essentially be "from Leukas", in a similar fashion to names like Lucas (see Luke). The island itself derives its name from the Greek adjective λευκός (leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see Leukos). This is because the island was named after the white cliffs on its southern coastline.The second possibility is that this name is a regular compound name just like most ancient Greek names. In this case, the first element of the name is most likely derived from the Greek adjective λευκός (leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant". Other Greek words that fit the appearance of the first element would simply not make much sense as an element in a given name, such as the noun λεύκη (leuke) meaning "leprosy" and the verb λεύω (leuo) meaning "to stone".
The second element of the name is then most likely derived from the noun κᾶδος (kados), which is the Doric Greek form of the ancient Greek noun κῆδος (kedos) meaning "(the) caring about, care for others" as well as "grief, mourning (for the death of a relative)". As a result, the name Leukadios would then have the (more or less figurative) meaning of "there is joy in caring for others" or "there will be light again after mourning", due to the connotations that the first element has with light (and therefore, joy and happiness).With that said, you might also want to compare this name with the feminine name Leocadia, which may or may not be etymologically related to this name.Lastly, Leukadios is the name of a character in Greek mythology, who is the son of Ikarios and Polykaste and who is (according to myth) also said to be the eponym of the aforementioned island of Leukas (now known as Lefkada).
The second element of the name is then most likely derived from the noun κᾶδος (kados), which is the Doric Greek form of the ancient Greek noun κῆδος (kedos) meaning "(the) caring about, care for others" as well as "grief, mourning (for the death of a relative)". As a result, the name Leukadios would then have the (more or less figurative) meaning of "there is joy in caring for others" or "there will be light again after mourning", due to the connotations that the first element has with light (and therefore, joy and happiness).With that said, you might also want to compare this name with the feminine name Leocadia, which may or may not be etymologically related to this name.Lastly, Leukadios is the name of a character in Greek mythology, who is the son of Ikarios and Polykaste and who is (according to myth) also said to be the eponym of the aforementioned island of Leukas (now known as Lefkada).