Luke

See also: luke, lûke, and lǚkè

English

Alternative forms

• (Gospel of Luke): Luc. (rare biblical abbreviation)

Etymology

English form of Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek (Koine Greek) Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), derivation meaning "the great Lucius" or shortened form of Latin Lucius ("the bright one" or "the one born at dawn"). The commonly seen derivation / explanation of Λουκᾶς (Loukâs) as "man from Lucania" is not supported by reliable sources.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luk/
• Rhymes: -uːk

Proper noun

Luke

1. A male given name.
   • 2005 Dallas Hudgens, Drive Like Hell, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 94:

     "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 after the alter ego of Hank Williams, Luke the Drifter.

2. Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Colossians 4:14:
     :

     Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

3. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
4. A patronymic surname​.

Related terms

• (given names) Luca, Lucas, Luka

surnames

• Lock
• Locke
• Locket
• Lockett
• Lockey
• Lockie
• Lockitt
• Look
• Loukes
• Lucas
• Luck

• Luckes
• Luckett
• Luckman
• Lucks
• Lugg
• Lukeman
• Lukes
• McLucas
• McLuckie
• McLugash

Translations

given name

• Afrikaans: Lukas (af)
• Aramaic:

  Hebrew: כרוזותא דלוקא‎‎ (Kārōzūtā’ d'Lūqā’)

  Syriac: ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ‎‎ (Kārōzūtā’ d'Lūqā’)

• Armenian: Ղուկաս (Łukas)

  Old Armenian: Ղուկաս (Łukas)

• Basque: Lukas (eu)
• Breton: Lukaz (br) m
• Catalan: Lluc (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盧克, 卢克 (Lúkè)

• Czech: Lukáš (cs)
• Danish: Lukas
• Dutch: Lukas (nl)
• Esperanto: Luko
• Estonian: Luukas
• Finnish: Luukas (fi)
• French: Luc (fr)
• Galician: Lucas m
• Georgian: ლუკა (luḳa)
• German: Lukas (de)
• Greek: Λουκάς (el) m (Loukás)
• Hawaiian: Luka
• Hungarian: Lukács (hu)
• Ido: Lukas (io) m
• Indonesian: Lukas
• Irish: Lúcás

• Italian: Luca (it)
• Japanese: ルーク (ja) (Rūku)
• Latin: Lucas (la)
• Latvian: Lūkas m, Lūka (lv) m
• Lithuanian: Lukas
• Macedonian: Лу́ка m (Lúka)
• Maltese: Luqa
• Maori: Ruka
• Norwegian: Lukas (no)
• Persian: لوکاس‎‎ (Lukâs)
• Polish: Łukasz (pl)
• Portuguese: Lucas (pt)
• Romanian: Luca
• Russian: Лука́ (ru) m (Luká), Люк (ru) m (Ljuk) (transliteration)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Лука

  Roman: Luka (sh)

• Slovak: Lukáš m
• Slovene: Luka (sl) m
• Spanish: Lucas (es)
• Swedish: Lukas (sv)
• Tagalog: Lucas (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Lucas
• Welsh: Luc m
• West Frisian: Lukas
• Wolof: Luug

evangelist

• Afrikaans: Lukas (af)
• Arabic: لُوقَا‎‎ (lūqā)
• Aramaic:

  Hebrew: לוקא‎‎ (Lūqā’)

  Syriac: ܠܘܩܐ‎‎ (Lūqā’)

• Armenian: Ղուկաս (Łukas)

  Old Armenian: Ղուկաս (Łukas)

• Basque: Lukas (eu)
• Breton: Lukaz (br) m
• Catalan: Lluc (ca)
• Czech: Lukáš (cs)
• Danish: Lukas
• Dutch: Lucas (nl)
• Estonian: Luukas
• Finnish: Luukas (fi)
• French: Luc (fr)
• Georgian: ლუკა (luḳa)
• German: Lukas (de)
• Greek: Λουκάς (el) m (Loukás)

  Ancient: Λουκᾶς m (Loukâs)

• Hawaiian: Luka
• Ido: Lukas (io) m

• Italian: Luca (it)
• Korean: 루카 (ko) (Ruka)
• Latin: Lūcās (la) m
• Latvian: Lūkas m, Lūka (lv) m
• Lithuanian: Lukas m
• Macedonian: Лу́ка m (Lúka)
• Norwegian: Lukas (no)
• Persian: لوقا‎‎ (fa) (Luqâ)
• Polish: Ewangelia Łukasza
• Portuguese: Lucas (pt) m
• Romanian: Luca m
• Russian: Лука́ (ru) m (Luká)
• Slovak: Lukáš m
• Slovene: Luka (sl) m
• Spanish: Lucas (es)
• Swedish: Lukas (sv)
• Tagalog: Lucas (tl) m
• Thai: ลูกา
• Vietnamese: Luca (Catholic), Lu-ca (Protestant)
• Waray-Waray: Lucas
• Welsh: Luc m
• West Frisian: Lukas
• Wolof: Luug

gospel of Luke

• Afrikaans: Lukas (af)
• Aramaic:

  Hebrew: לוקא‎‎ (Lūqā’)

  Syriac: ܠܘܩܐ‎‎ (Lūqā’)

• Basque: Lukas (eu)
• Breton: Lukaz (br) m
• Catalan: Lluc (ca)
• Czech: Lukáš (cs)
• Danish: Lukasevangeliet n (definitive form)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} Evangelie naar Lucas
• Estonian: Luuka m
• Finnish: Luukkaan evankeliumi
• French: ^{(please verify)} Évangile selon Luc (fr) , ^{(please verify)} Lc
• German: ^{(please verify)} Das Evangelium nach Lukas , ^{(please verify)} Lk
• Greek: κατά Λουκάν ευαγγέλιον n (katá Loukán evangélion)
• Hawaiian: Luka
• Ido: Lukas (io) m
• Italian: Luca (it)
• Japanese: ルカによる福音書 (ruka ni yoro fukuinsho)
• Korean: 루카 복음서 (Ruka bogeumseo)
• Latin: Lucas (la) m

• Latvian: Lūka (lv) m
• Lithuanian: Evangelija pagal Luką (lt) f
• Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} Евангелие според Лука n (Evangélie spóred Lúka)
• Maori: Ruka
• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} Evangeliet etter Lukas (no) , ^{(please verify)} Luk (no)
• Polish: Ewangelia Łukasza
• Portuguese: Lucas (pt) m
• Romanian: Luca m
• Russian: Евангелие от Луки n (Jevangelije ot Luki)
• Slovak: Lukáš m
• Slovene: Luka (sl) m
• Spanish: Lucas (es) m
• Swedish: Lukasevangeliet, Luk. (sv)
• Tagalog: Lucas (tl) m
• Thai: ลูกา
• Vietnamese: Luca (Catholic), Lu-ca (Protestant)
• Waray-Waray: Lucas
• Welsh: Luc m, Yr Efengyl yn ôl Sant Luc f
• West Frisian: Lukas

Anagrams

• leku, leuk-

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German

Etymology

From Middle Low German lūke. Immediately cognate with Dutch luik (“hatch”). Pertaining to German Loch (“hole”) and Lücke (“gap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːkə/

• Audio

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Noun

Luke f (genitive Luke, plural Luken)

1. hatch (opening in the ceiling/floor of a room, in the deck of a ship, etc.)

   Die Luke zum Dachboden klemmt.

   The hatch to the attic is jammed.

   Der Kapitän öffnete die Luke und sah nach draußen.

   The captain opened the hatch and looked outside.

Derived terms

• Dachluke
• Schiffsluke

Further reading

• Luke in Duden online