Luke (name)

Luke /ˈluːk/ is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname.

For other uses, see Luke.
Luke
Pronunciation/luːk/
GenderMasculine
Name day18 October
Origin
Word/nameLatin
Meaning"Light"
Other names
Related namesLucius, Luc, Luca, Lucas, Lukas, Lucy, Lucinda, Lukasz,

The name Luke is the English form of the Latin name Lucas. It is derived from the Latin name Lucius, and it either means "the great Lucius", or it is a shortened form of the Latin name. Lucius means "the bright one" or "the one born at dawn".[1][2] [3]

Although the name is attested in ancient inscriptions, the best known historical use of the name is in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke was written around 70 to 90 AD (the exact years are unknown), and was from here that the name was first popularized. Luke, who is credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke, was a physician who lived around 30 to 130 AD. Luke is also credited with the Book of Acts in the Bible, and also is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in some of Paul's letters to first-century churches.

The name is sometimes used as a nickname for Luther.

Popularity

Luke is the 21st most popular name for new babies in England and Wales,[4] the 43rd most popular name for new babies in the United States,[5] and the 2,105th most common surname in the US, with 15,000 people (0.006%) sharing the surname.[6]

Popularity of name Luke
in England and Wales[4]
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1998
25th 21st 17th 13th 15th 14th 13th
Popularity of name Luke in United States[5]
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
43rd 41st 41st 46th 46th 50th 59th 67th 75th 78th 75th 82nd 91st 87th 93rd 113th 118th 121st 119th 111th

People with the name

People with the first name

People with the surname

Fictional characters
  • Luke, a character from Trey Edward Shults’ 2019 drama film Waves
  • Luke (Buffyverse), a vampire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Lucky Luke, the titular character in the eponymous Belgian comic book series set in the American Old West
  • Luke Baker, a character from Degrassi
  • Luke Duke, the elder of two freewheeling cousins in the television series "Dukes of Hazzard" which aired through 1985
  • Lucas "Luke" Bankole, June's husband in The Handmaid's Tale
  • Luke Cage, a comic superhero in the Marvel Universe
  • Luke Carlyle, a character in the Marvel Universe
  • Luke Castellan, a character from Percy Jackson & the Olympians
  • Luke Crain, a character from the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House
  • Luke Danes, a character in the comedy-drama television series Gilmore Girls
  • Luke the Dog, a recurring character in American silent comedy shorts in the 1910s
  • Luke Dunphy, a character in the television series Modern Family
  • Luke fon Fabre, the main character of the video game Tales of the Abyss
  • Luke Friedman, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
  • Luke Hobbs, a character in The Fast and the Furious film series
  • Luke Holliday, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
  • Luke Jackson, eponymous character in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke.
  • Luke Ross, a character from the 2011 television series Jessie
  • Luke Skywalker, the main protagonist of the Star Wars original trilogy
  • Luke Smith (The Sarah Jane Adventures), a character in The Sarah Jane Adventures
  • Luke Snyder, a character on the long-running daytime drama As the World Turns
  • Luke Spencer, a character on the long running serial General Hospital
  • Luke Triton, a character in the Professor Layton video games
  • Luke the Warrior, an anthropomorphic mouse in the Redwall book series
  • Luke Ward, a character in the television series The O.C.
  • Luke Deveruex, main character in Universal Soldier 2.

References
  1. Mills, Watson E. (1990). Mercer Dictionary of the Bible (paperback ed.). Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press. p. 529. ISBN 0-86554-373-9. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. Mills, Mercer Dictionary of the Bible (1990), p. 247-248.
  3. The frequently-stated translation of Λουκᾶς as "man from Lucania" does not appear supported by reliable sources.
  4. Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales Archived 22 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Popular Baby Names". ssa.gov.
  6. "Name statistics: Luke". namestatistics.com. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.