Luke
Usually a boy's name
- Meaning
- Origin disputed: Greek Loukas, 'man from Lucania', or a short form of Lucius Disputed
Often said to mean 'light'; that fits only if it comes from Lucius, itself only probably from 'light'.
- Origin
- Greek, via Latin
- Popularity
US 2025: #33 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #131
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Luke
- Wiktionary: Λουκᾶς
- Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, A Dictionary of First Names (OUP, 2006): Luke, Oxford Reference summary
- Wikipedia: Luke (given name) (cites Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges; Gitner; Mills)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources: Luke
- Online Etymology Dictionary: Luke