Luke name - Meaning of Luke
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 4
- Usage
- English, Biblical, Greek
- Pronounced
- LOOK (English)
- Luke Meaning
- English form of the Greek name Λουκας (Loukas) which meant "from Lucania", Lucania being a region in Italy. Saint Luke, the author of the third Gospel and Acts in the New Testament, was a doctor who travelled in the company of Saint Paul. Due to his renown, the name became common in the Christian world (in various spellings). As an English name, Luke has been in use since the 12th century. A famous fictional bearer was the hero Luke Skywalker from the 'Star Wars' movies. Luke originates in Greek language and means "from Lucania". It is ultimately derived from the name Loukas and Lucania is a region in Italy. As a masculine given name, Luke has been popular over centuries and in different spellings all over the wold. This was the name of the author of the Gospel of Luke. More recently, it was popularized by the fictional character of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars series.
Luke Related Names
Variant: Lucas (English)
Diminutive: Lucky (English)
Other Languages: Loukas (Biblical Greek), Lucas (Biblical Latin), Lluc (Catalan), Luka (Croatian), Lukáš (Czech), Lukas (Danish), Lucas, Luuk (Dutch), Luukas (Finnish), Luc, Lucas (French), Luka (Georgian), Luca, Lukas (German), Lukács (Hungarian), Lúcás (Irish), Luca (Italian), Lukas (Lithuanian), Luka (Macedonian), Lukas (Norwegian), Łukasz (Polish), Lucas (Portuguese), Luca (Romanian), Luka (Russian), Luka (Serbian), Lukáš (Slovak), Luka (Slovene), Lucas (Spanish), Lukas (Swedish)
Luke Celebrities
Luke Perry - actor, Luke Allen - baseball player, Luke Benward - actor, Luke Ford - journalist, Luke Goss - actor, Luke Hudson - baseball player, Luke Lawton - football player, Luke Nelson - baseball player,
