Luka

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.

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).

• Luca
• Banja Luka

• Kalu, Kula, kula, lauk

Luka

1. a male given name

• 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

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

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

Luka

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

• Luka is the 182^nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,361 male individuals (and as a middle name to 499 more), and also belongs to 23 female individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• alku, kalu, laku

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ka/, [ˈlu.kə]

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

• 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.

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

Luka m pers

1. a male given name

• 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

Luka m anim (Cyrillic spelling Лука)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Luke

• IPA^(key): /lùːka/

Lúka m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Luke

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Luka

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