Luke is a ♂ boy’s name.
Luke is an English form of the name Lucas, which is of Latin and Greek origin. Luke is a biblical name, he was a physician and the author of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament.
Luke means “from Lucania” (a region in southern Italy). In Greek, Lukas means “light”, “bringer of light” or “bright one” (from ancient Greek “leukós/λευκός” = bright/light/white and Latin “lux” = light).
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