luke

Pronunciation
LOO-k

Gender
male

Origin

English; Greek; Latin

Ranking

  31 (as of 2023)

Meaning: From Lucania; Bright light

Luke, a shortened form of Lucas and Lukas, comes from the Greek names Loukas and Loukanos, meaning "from Lucania." Lucania was an ancient region of Southern Italy, corresponding to the modern-day region of Basilicata. The region was believed to be named after the Latin word lux, meaning "light." The name started losing popularity in the early 1900s before regaining steam in the 1960s. Luke debuted in the top-100 for boy names in 1980 and has now been a top-50 boy's name every year since 2001.

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