Luke

Meaning

1. A male given name
2. Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
3. The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
4. An English surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Luck.
5. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, a later anglicization of Lúcás (Lucas).
6. A village in Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
7. A village in Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
8. A village in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
9. A village in Tartu, Estonia.
10. A village in Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia.
11. A village in Moravica district, Serbia.
12. A town in Maryland, United States; named for papermaker William Luke.

Synonyms

Gospel According to Luke

Saint Luke

St. Luke

Lucas

Lukas

Gospel of Luke

Lk

John

Mark

Lu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/luːk/

Etymology

From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

Sentences

Luke picks up a loaded crossbow and aims it at Mrs . Tingle , threatening her .