Luka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "luka"

English

Etymology

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

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

   • 2020 February 6, Alicia Lee, “Netflix is finally letting you stop previews from automatically playing. Here’s how to do it”, in CNN Business‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     The trailer for the documentary about killer Luka Magnotta doesn’t show anything graphic, but it contains clips of him handling kittens. The trailer goes on to explain that Magnotta gruesomely abuses these kittens.

2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Лука́ (Luká).

See also

• Luca
• Banja Luka

Anagrams

• Kalu, Kula, kula, lauk

Atayal

Proper noun

Luka

1. a male given name

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Luka”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[2] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

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

• Luka is the 172^nd 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

• alku, kalu, laku

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ka/, [ˈlu.kə]

Proper noun

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

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɫuka/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈluka/

Proper noun

Luka m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

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

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Luka”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).

Proper noun

Luka m anim (Cyrillic spelling Лука)

1. a male given name from Greek, equivalent to English Luke

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lùːka/

Proper noun

Lúka m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Luke

Declension

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Luka

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

See also

books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipyaedit

• Mathayo
• Marko
• Luka
• Yohane
• Matendo
• Waroma
• Wakorintho 1
• Wakorintho 2
• Wagalatia
• Waefeso
• Wafilipi
• Wakolosai
• Wathesalonike 1
• Wathesalonike 2
• Timotheo 1
• Timotheo 2
• Tito
• Filemoni
• Waebrania
• Yakobo
• Petro 1
• Petro 2
• Yohane 1
• Yohane 2
• Yohane 3
• Yuda
• Ufunuo

Tumbuka

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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

• Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible