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Luka

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "luka"

English

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Etymology

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From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.

Proper noun

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Luka

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.
    • 1987, Suzanne Vega, Luka (a song):
      My name is Luka / I live on the second floor / I live upstairs from you / Yes I think you've seen me before
  2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Лука́ (Luká).

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Anagrams

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Atayal

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Proper noun

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Luka

  1. a male given name

References

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  • Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Luka”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Finnish

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Etymology

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From the Slavic male given name Luka, most likely specifically from Russian Лука́ (Luká), cognate with English Luke and Lucas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlukɑ/, [ˈlukɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ukɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Lu‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): Lu‧ka

Proper noun

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Luka

  1. a male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage
  2. a transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká)

Declension

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Inflection of Luka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Luka Lukat
genitive Lukan Lukien
partitive Lukaa Lukia
illative Lukaan Lukiin
singular plural
nominative Luka Lukat
accusative nom. Luka Lukat
gen. Lukan
genitive Lukan Lukien
Lukain rare
partitive Lukaa Lukia
inessive Lukassa Lukissa
elative Lukasta Lukista
illative Lukaan Lukiin
adessive Lukalla Lukilla
ablative Lukalta Lukilta
allative Lukalle Lukille
essive Lukana Lukina
translative Lukaksi Lukiksi
abessive Lukatta Lukitta
instructive — Lukin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Luka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lukani Lukani
accusative nom. Lukani Lukani
gen. Lukani
genitive Lukani Lukieni
Lukaini rare
partitive Lukaani Lukiani
inessive Lukassani Lukissani
elative Lukastani Lukistani
illative Lukaani Lukiini
adessive Lukallani Lukillani
ablative Lukaltani Lukiltani
allative Lukalleni Lukilleni
essive Lukanani Lukinani
translative Lukakseni Lukikseni
abessive Lukattani Lukittani
instructive — —
comitative — Lukineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lukasi Lukasi
accusative nom. Lukasi Lukasi
gen. Lukasi
genitive Lukasi Lukiesi
Lukaisi rare
partitive Lukaasi Lukiasi
inessive Lukassasi Lukissasi
elative Lukastasi Lukistasi
illative Lukaasi Lukiisi
adessive Lukallasi Lukillasi
ablative Lukaltasi Lukiltasi
allative Lukallesi Lukillesi
essive Lukanasi Lukinasi
translative Lukaksesi Lukiksesi
abessive Lukattasi Lukittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Lukinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lukamme Lukamme
accusative nom. Lukamme Lukamme
gen. Lukamme
genitive Lukamme Lukiemme
Lukaimme rare
partitive Lukaamme Lukiamme
inessive Lukassamme Lukissamme
elative Lukastamme Lukistamme
illative Lukaamme Lukiimme
adessive Lukallamme Lukillamme
ablative Lukaltamme Lukiltamme
allative Lukallemme Lukillemme
essive Lukanamme Lukinamme
translative Lukaksemme Lukiksemme
abessive Lukattamme Lukittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Lukinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lukanne Lukanne
accusative nom. Lukanne Lukanne
gen. Lukanne
genitive Lukanne Lukienne
Lukainne rare
partitive Lukaanne Lukianne
inessive Lukassanne Lukissanne
elative Lukastanne Lukistanne
illative Lukaanne Lukiinne
adessive Lukallanne Lukillanne
ablative Lukaltanne Lukiltanne
allative Lukallenne Lukillenne
essive Lukananne Lukinanne
translative Lukaksenne Lukiksenne
abessive Lukattanne Lukittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Lukinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lukansa Lukansa
accusative nom. Lukansa Lukansa
gen. Lukansa
genitive Lukansa Lukiensa
Lukainsa rare
partitive Lukaansa Lukiaan
Lukiansa
inessive Lukassaan
Lukassansa 		Lukissaan
Lukissansa
elative Lukastaan
Lukastansa 		Lukistaan
Lukistansa
illative Lukaansa Lukiinsa
adessive Lukallaan
Lukallansa 		Lukillaan
Lukillansa
ablative Lukaltaan
Lukaltansa 		Lukiltaan
Lukiltansa
allative Lukalleen
Lukallensa 		Lukilleen
Lukillensa
essive Lukanaan
Lukanansa 		Lukinaan
Lukinansa
translative Lukakseen
Lukaksensa 		Lukikseen
Lukiksensa
abessive Lukattaan
Lukattansa 		Lukittaan
Lukittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Lukineen
Lukinensa

Statistics

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  • Luka is the 172nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,706 male individuals (and as a middle name to 534 more), and also belongs to 21 female individuals (and as a middle name to 9 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.ka/, [ˈlu.kə]

Proper noun

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Luka

  1. Luke (biblical character)
    • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kolosa 4:14 (tr. KJV Colossians 4:14):
      Ke uwē aku nei iā ʻoukou ʻo Luka, ke kahuna lapaʻau punahele, a me Dema.
      Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
  2. Luke (book of the Bible)
  3. a male given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Luke
  4. a female given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Ruth, vernacular form of the biblical Ruta

References

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  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 183, 186
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Luka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 27 women and 14 men.

Old Czech

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Luka m pers

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Declension of Luka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Luka Lucě Luky
genitive Luky Lukú Luk
dative Lucě Lukama Lukám
accusative Luku Lucě Luky
vocative Luko Lucě Luky
locative Lucě Lukú Lukách
instrumental Lukú Lukama Lukami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

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Serbo-Croatian

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Proper noun

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Luka m anim (Cyrillic spelling Лука)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Luke

Slovene

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lúka m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Luke

Declension

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 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., a-stem
nominative Lúka
genitive Lúke
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		Lúka
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		Lúke
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		Lúki
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		Lúko
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		Lúki
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		Lúko
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nominative Lúka
genitive Lúka
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		Lúka
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		Lúka
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		Lúku
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		Lúka
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		Lúku
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		Lúkom

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Proper noun

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Luka

  1. (biblical) Luke (book of the New Testament)

See also

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books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipyaedit

Tumbuka

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Luke, from Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).

Proper noun

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Luka

  1. Luke
    1. Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
    3. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

References

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  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible
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