Luke
English
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Alternative forms
- (Gospel of Luke): Luk., Lk (abbreviation), Luc. (rare abbreviation)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luk/
- Rhymes: -uːk
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Proper noun
Luke
- A male given name from Latin Lucas, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs) or a shortened form of Lucius.
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- "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.
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- Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
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- Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
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- (biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
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- A village in Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- A village in Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- A village in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- A village in Tartu, Estonia.
- A village in Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia.
- A village in Moravica district, Serbia.
- A town in Maryland, United States; named for papermaker William Luke.
Related terms
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Translations
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villages in Bosnia and Serbia
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village in North Macedonia
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German lūke. Immediately cognate with Dutch luik (“hatch”). Pertaining to German Loch (“hole”) and Lücke (“gap”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Luke f (genitive Luke, plural Luken)
- 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
Further reading
- “Luke” in Duden online
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