Luke at a glance
- Meaning
- “from Lucania”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- Pronunciation
- LOOK
- Other forms
- Lucas, Luca, Luc, Lukas
Where the name Luke comes from
Luke is the English form of the Greek name Loukas, meaning a person from Lucania in southern Italy; it is also often linked to the Latin word lux, “light”. Saint Luke wrote one of the four Gospels in the Bible. The name has been used in England since the Middle Ages.