Luke

In English

Origin: English form of Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς ‎(Loukâs, “man from Lucania”).

Meaning(s):

-(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

-( male name -comes from the Latin language-).

-(last name patronymic -comes from the language-)

-(w Luke the Evangelist), an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

In German

Origin: From Middle Low German lūke. Immediately cognate with Dutch luik ‎(“hatch”). Pertaining to German Loch ‎(“hole”) and Lücke ‎(“gap”).

Meaning(s):

-Hatch