Luke

A male given name: from the Greek word meaning “man of Lucania.”.

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Luke is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname.
The name Luke is the English form of the Latin name Lucas. It is derived from the Latin name Lucius, and it either means "the great Lucius", or it is a shortened form of the Latin name. Lucius means "the bright one" or "the one born at dawn". (The often seen derivation or explanation of Λουκᾶς as "man from Lucania" is not supported by reliable sources.)
Although the name is attested in ancient inscriptions, the best known historical use of the name is in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke was written around 70 to 90 AD (the exact years are unknown), and was from here that the name was first popularized. Luke, who is credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke, was a physician who lived around 30 to 130 AD. Luke is also credited with the Book of Acts in the Bible, and also is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in some of Paul's letters to first-century churches.
Luke is the 21st most popular name for new babies in England and Wales, the 43rd most popular name for new babies in the United States, and the 2,105th most common surname in the US, with 15,000 people (0.006%) sharing the surname.

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Obsolete except in lukewarm (late 14c.), from Middle English leuk "tepid" (c. 1200), a word of uncertain origin, perhaps from an unrecorded Old English *hleoc (cognate with Middle Dutch or Old Frisian leuk "tepid, weak"), an unexplained variant of hleowe (adv.) "warm," from Proto-Germanic *khlewaz (see lee). Old English also had wlæc "tepid, lukewarm," which survived in Middle English as wlake. In Middle English lew-warm was a parallel form to luke-warm. Related: Lukely; lukeness. Other now-obsolete formations were luke-hot (late 14c.), luke-hearted (c. 1500).

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Bringer of light and knowledge. Man from Lucania, ancient district of southern Italy.

Lucio, Lucas, Lukas, Luce, Luc, Luca, Gianluca

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Luke Cage		Comic book character
2	Luke Evans	1979	Welsh actor
3	Luke Hemsworth	1981	Australian actor
4	Luke Skywalker		Character in Star Wars
5	Luke Bryan	1976	Country music singer
6	Luke Wilson	1971	Actor
7	Luke Rockhold	1984	American mixed martial artist
8	Luke Walton	1980	American basketball player and coach
9	Dr. Luke	1973	American music producer
10	Luke Bracey	1989	Australian actor
11	Luke Perry	1966	American actor
12	Luke Kuechly	1991	All-American college football player, linebacker
13	Luke Harper	1979	American professional wrestler
14	Luke Pasqualino	1989	Britanic Actor
15	Luke Mitchell	1985	Australian actor
16	Luke Shaw	1995	English footballer
17	Luke Grimes	1984	American actor
18	Drew Hankinson	1983	American professional wrestler
19	Luke Kleintank	1990	American actor
20	Luke Macfarlane	1980	Canadian actor
21	Luke Goss	1968	English singer and actor
22	Derek Luke	1974	American actor
23	Luke Treadaway	1984	British actor
24	Luke the Evangelist		One of the four evangelists
25	Luke McCown	1981	American football player
26	Luke Roberts	1977	English actor
27	Luke Arnold	1984	Australian actor
28	Luke Benward	1995	American actor
29	Luke Campbell	1987	British boxer
30	Luke Kelly	1940	Irish singer
31	Luke Mably	1976	British actor
32	Luke Russert	1985	American journalist
33	Luke Ridnour	1981	American basketball player
34	Keye Luke	1904	Actor
35	Luke Beveridge	1970	Australian rules footballer
36	Luke Donald	1977	English professional golfer
37	Luke Brattan	1990	Australian soccer player
38	Luke Combs	1990
39	Luke Joeckel	1991	American football player, offensive lineman, offensive tackle
40	Laidback Luke	1976	DJ
41	Ned Luke	1958	American actor
42	Luke Kirby	1978	Actor
43	Luke Willson	1990	American football player
44	Luke Youngblood	1989	British actor
45	Luke Saville	1994	Australian tennis player
46	Luke Babbitt	1989	American basketball player
47	Luke Tittensor	1989	Actor
48	Luke McCormick	1983	English footballer
49	Luke Fickell	1973	American football player and coach
50	Luke Aikins	1973	American stunt performer and skydiver
51	Luke Del Rio	1994
52	Luke Harangody	1988	American basketball player
53	Luke Hochevar	1983	American baseball player
54	Luke Edwards	1980	American actor
55	Luke Garbutt	1993	Footballer
56	Luke Hodge	1984	Australian rules footballer
57	Luke Zeller	1987	American basketball player
58	Luke Halpin	1947	American actor
59	Luke Steele	1984	Footballer
60	Luke Kennard	1996
61	Luke Pegler	1980	Australian actor
62	Luke Nosek	1995	American businessman
63	Luke Nguyen	1978	Australian chef
64	Luke Schenn	1989	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
65	Luke Chadwick	1980	English footballer
66	Luke Askew	1932	American actor
67	Luke Barnatt	1988	British martial artist
68	Luke Spencer
69	Luke Ronchi	1981	Australian cricketer
70	Luke Jacobz	1981	Australian actor
71	Luke Zimmerman	1980	American actor
72	Frank Luke	1897	American fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
73	Luke Ford	1981	Australian actor
74	Luke Charteris	1983	Rugby union player
75	Luke McGregor		Melbourne based comedian
76	Luke Pritchard	1985	British guitarist
77	Luke Newberry	1990	English actor
78	Luke Holland	1993
79	Luke Ayling	1991	English footballer
80	Luke Ward		Fictional human
81	Luke Wright	1985	Cricket player of England.
82	Luke Christopher	1993
83	Luke Robinson	1985	American professional wrestler
84	Luke Lewis	1983	Australian rugby league player
85	Luke Short	1854	American businessman
86	Luke Hancock	1990	American college basketball player
87	Luke Friend	1996	Student from Teignmouth in Devon
88	Luke Varney	1982	English footballer
89	Luke Thompson	1981	Japanese rugby union player
90	Luke Davies	1962	Australian writer
91	Luke Vibert	1973	British musician
92	Luke McAlister	1983	New Zealand rugby union player
93	Luke Falk
94	Luke Rooney	1990	Footballer
95	Luke Freeman	1992	Footballer
96	Luke Wilkshire	1981	Australian soccer player
97	Luke Duke		Fictional character from The Dukes of Hazzard
98	Luke Morgan
99	Luke Ravenstahl	1980	American politician
100	Luke Clark	1994	Footballer
101	Luke Messer	1969	Indiana politician
102	Luke Murphy	1989	Footballer
103	Oren Hawxhurst	1981	American professional wrestler
104	Luke Rodgers	1982	Footballer, soccer player
105	Luke Gregerson	1984	American baseball player
106	Luke Chambers	1985	Footballer
107	Luke Fildes	1843	British artist
108	Issac Luke	1987	New Zealand rugby league player
109	Luke Darcy	1975	Australian rules footballer
110	Luke McLean	1987	Italian/Australian rugby union player
111	Luke Collins
112	Luke Harding	1968	British journalist
113	Luke Helder	1981	American musician
114	Luke Greenfield	1972	American actor and director
115	Luke Woodland	1995	Footballer
116	Luke Whitelock	1991	Rugby player
117	Luke Cummo	1980	American martial artist
118	Luke Norris	1993	English footballer
119	Luke Allen-Gale	1984	British actor
120	Luke Fitzgerald	1987	Irish rugby union player
121	Luke Laird	1978	Songwriter
122	Luke James	1994	Footballer
123	Luke Cowan-Dickie	1993	British rugby union player
124	Luke Weaver	1993	American baseball player
125	Luke Boden	1988	English footballer
126	Luke Rowe	1990	Welsh racing cyclist
127	Luke Richardson	1969	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
128	Luke Glendening	1989	American ice hockey player
129	Luke Kennedy	1982	Australian musician
130	Luke Appling	1907	American baseball player and coach
131	Luke Sital-Singh	1988	British singer-songwriter
132	Luke 'Ming' Flanagan	1972	Irish politician
133	Luke Romano	1986	Rugby union player from New Zealand
134	Luke Bullen	1973	British musician
135	Luke Howard	1772	British manufacturing chemist
136	Luke Wood		Music executive
137	Jeremy Luke	1977	American actor
138	Luke Scott	1978	Major League Baseball player
139	Luke Anderson	1981
140	Luke Gambin	1993	Footballer
141	Luke Haines	1967	English musician and songwriter
142	Luke Brooks	1994	Australian rugby league player
143	Luke Snyder	1990	Fictional character from the American daytime drama As the World Turns
144	Luke McCullough	1994	Northern Irish footballer
145	Luke Berry	1992	English footballer
146	Luke Burbank	1976	Radio Host
147	Luke Maile	1991	American baseball player
148	Luke Keary	1992	Rugby league player
149	Luke Ball	1984	Australian rules footballer
150	Luke Gazdic	1989	Canadian ice hockey player of Croatian descent
151	Luke Mulholland	1988	English footballer
152	Luke Bonner	1985	American basketball player
153	Luke Jensen	1966	US tennis player
154	Luke Bilyk	1994	Canadian actor
155	Luke Graham	1940	American professional wrestler
156	Luke Daniels	1988	Footballer
157	Luke Rhinehart	1932	American writer
158	Luke Smith		American journalist
159	Luke Sanders
160	Lucky Luke		Character
161	Luke Gale	1988	British rugby league player
162	Luke Breust	1990	Australian rules footballer
163	Luke Schwartz	1984	British poker player
164	Luke Mockridge	1989	German Comedian
165	Luke Adam	1990	Plays with sabres
166	Luke Bronin	1979
167	Luke Ward-Wilkinson	1992	English actor
168	Luke Montgomery	1974	American activist
169	Luke Bailey	1984	British actor
170	Luke Schenscher	1982	Australian basketball player
171	Luke Erceg	1993	Australian actor
172	Luke Dahlhaus	1992	Australian rules footballer
173	Luke Williams	1993	English footballer
174	Luke Johnson	1981	English rock drummer
175	Luke Watson	1983	South African rugby union player
176	Luke Kunin	1997	American ice hockey player
177	Luke Waterfall	1990	English footballer
178	Luke Timothy Johnson	1943	American historian
179	Luke O'Neill	1991	English footballer
180	Luke Foley	1970	Australian politician
181	Luke Douglas	1986	Australian rugby league player
182	Luke Sikma	1989	American basketball player
183	Luke Tasker	1991	American gridiron football player
184	Luke Hemmings	1996	Australian singer and guitarist
185	Luke Power	1980	Australian rules footballer
186	Luke List	1985	Professional golfer
187	Sam Luke	1984
188	Luke Doucet	1973	Canadian musician
189	Luke Petitgout	1976	American football player
190	Luke Munns	1980	Rock musician
191	Luke Staley	1980	All-American college football player, running back
192	Luke Stocker	1988	Player of American football
193	Luke McGrath	1993	Irish rugby union player
194	Luke Moran		Screenwriter, director
195	Luke Burgess	1984	Australian rugby union player
196	Luke Guttridge	1982	Footballer
197	Luke Hyam	1991	Footballer
198	Luke Worrall	1989	English model
199	Luke Elliott Sommer	1986	Canadian bank robber
200	Luke Paul McGee	1995