Luke

A male given name.

Proper noun

  1. A male given name.
    • "Your parents like Cool Hand Luke, yes?" "I don't really know. Why?" "Why? Because they name you Luke." I was worried I might have to explain that my name wasn't all that uncommon, and, anyway, Claudia had named me...
    • The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. - 2025 February 2, Vittoria Elliott, “The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s...
  2. Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
    • Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
  3. The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

    Synonyms: Luk.

    Related: Matthew Mark John

  4. An English surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Luck.
  5. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, a later anglicization of Lúcás (Lucas).
  6. A village in Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  7. A village in Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  8. A village in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  9. A village in Tartu, Estonia.
  10. A village in Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia.
  11. A village in Moravica district, Serbia.
  12. A town in Maryland, United States; named for papermaker William Luke.

Origin

From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

Forms

Luk. Lk Luc.

Related

Luca Lucas Luka Lock Locke Locket Lockett Lockey Lockie Lockitt Look Loukes Luck Luckes Luckett Luckman Lucks Lugg Lukeman Lukes McLucas McLuckie McLugash

Derived

Lukan Luke-Acts