Luke

Meaning

Luke comes from the Latin name Lucas, with Greek form Loukas. In these 19th-century sources, it is glossed as meaning “light,” though one excerpt notes scholarly debate about whether Lucas may be related to Lucius or even Lucanus. The name is traditionally associated with St. Luke the Evangelist.

Origin

Fun fact

One excerpt notes that some scholars connected Lucas with Lucanus, while others traced it to Lucius, showing that the name’s etymology has long been debated.