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A common male given name, ultimately from Greek, meaning roughly "from Lucania."
"Luke asked if he could leave work early to pick up his daughter."
2
Luke the Evangelist, the traditional author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles in the Christian Bible.
"The stained-glass window depicted Saint Luke writing his gospel."
3
The Gospel of Luke, the third of the four gospels in the New Testament.
"The parable of the Good Samaritan appears only in the Gospel of Luke."
How to Use Luke
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA widely used English male first name, also the name of one of the four Gospels.
Common pairings
the Gospel of Luke
Saint Luke
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Etymology
From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).