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English
Etymology
From the common Slavic (Serbo-Croatian, etc) male given name Luka and from Russian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.
Proper noun
Luka
- 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
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
See also
Anagrams
Atayal
Proper noun
Luka
- a male given name
Finnish
Etymology
From the Slavic male given name Luka, most likely specifically from Russian Лука́ (Luká), cognate with English Luke and Lucas.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Luka
- a male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
Declension
Statistics
- Luka is the 182nd 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.
Anagrams
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Luka
- 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.
- Luke (book of the Bible)
- a male given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Luke
- 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
Proper noun
Luka m pers
- a male given name
Declension
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
Luka m (Cyrillic spelling Лука)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Luke
Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lúka m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Luke
Inflection
Masculine anim., a-stem
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nominative
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Lúka
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genitive
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Lúke
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singular
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nominative (imenovȃlnik)
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Lúka
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genitive (rodȋlnik)
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Lúke
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dative (dajȃlnik)
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Lúki
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accusative (tožȋlnik)
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Lúko
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locative (mẹ̑stnik)
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Lúki
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instrumental (orọ̑dnik)
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Lúko
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Masculine anim., hard o-stem
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nominative
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Lúka
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genitive
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Lúka
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singular
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nominative (imenovȃlnik)
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Lúka
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genitive (rodȋlnik)
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Lúka
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dative (dajȃlnik)
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Lúku
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accusative (tožȋlnik)
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Lúka
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locative (mẹ̑stnik)
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Lúku
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instrumental (orọ̑dnik)
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Lúkom
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Swahili
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Luka
- (biblical) Luke (book of the New Testament)
See also
- (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]