Luka

From the common Slavic (Serbo-Croatian, etc) male given name Luka and from Russian 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 Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).

• Luca
• Banja Luka

• Kalu, Kula, kula, lauk

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

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.

Luka m (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)

• (books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipya) Mathayo (“Matthew”), Marko (“Mark”), Luka (“Luke”), Yohane (“John”), Matendo (“Acts”), Waroma (“Romans”), Wakorintho 1 (“1 Corinthians”), Wakorintho 2 (“2 Corinthians”), Wagalatia (“Galatians”), Waefeso (“Ephesians”), Wafilipi (“Philippians”), Wakolosai (“Colossians”), Wathesalonike 1 (“1 Thessalonians”), Wathesalonike 2 (“2 Thessalonians”), Timotheo 1 (“1 Timothy”), Timotheo 2 (“2 Timothy”), Tito (“Titus”), Filemoni (“Philemon”), Waebrania (“Hebrews”), Yakobo (“James”), Petro 1 (“1 Peter”), Petro 2 (“2 Peter”), Yohane 1 (“1 John”), Yohane 2 (“2 John”), Yohane 3 (“3 John”), Yuda (“Jude”), Ufunuo (“Revelations”) ^{(Category: sw:Books of the Bible) [edit]}