Luke

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English form of the Greek name Λουκας (Loukas) which meant "from Lucania", Lucania being a region in southern Italy (of uncertain meaning). Luke was a doctor who travelled in the company of the apostle Paul. According to tradition, he was the author of the third gospel and Acts in the New Testament. He was probably of Greek ethnicity. He is considered a saint by many Christian denominations.... [more]

EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Loukas
BIBLICAL LATIN: Lucas
BIBLICAL: Luke
CATALAN: Lluc
CROATIAN: Luka
CZECH: Lukáš
DANISH: Lukas
DUTCH: Lucas, Luuk
ENGLISH: Lucas, Luke
FINNISH: Luukas
FRENCH: Luc, Lucas
GEORGIAN: Luka
GERMAN: Luca, Lukas
HUNGARIAN: Lukács
IRISH: Lúcás
ITALIAN: Luca
LITHUANIAN: Lukas
MACEDONIAN: Luka
NORWEGIAN: Lukas
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Luka
POLISH: Łukasz
PORTUGUESE: Lucas
ROMANIAN: Luca
RUSSIAN: Luka
SERBIAN: Luka
SLOVAK: Lukáš
SLOVENE: Luka
SPANISH: Lucas
SWEDISH: Lukas
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Lucky