Luke 18085 224665554 2008-07-09T21:45:53Z Luke3man 4712682 {{Otheruses}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Luke | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= {{IPA|ljuːk}} | gender = [[Male]] | meaning = "native of Lucania" | region = | origin = [[Greek language|Greek]] | related names = [[Lucas]] | footnotes = }} '''Luke''' ({{pronEng|ˈljuːk}}) is a common male [[given name]], and less commonly, a surname, and sometimes used as a shortened version of the Latin name [[Lucas]]. The name Luke is derived from the name of a region in [[Italy]], [[Lucania]], through the Greek "Loukas", meaning "a native of Lucania".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Luke|title=Definitions of Luke|work=Dictionary.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Luke|title=Luke|work=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref> It is the 43rd most common name in the [[USA]],<ref name="ssa" /> and the 2105th most common surname, with 15000 people with the surname Luke (0.006%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.namestatistics.com/luke|title=Name statistics: Luke|work=namestatistics.com|accessdate=31 October|accessyear=2007}}</ref> Famous people known as '''Luke''' include: *[[Luke the Evangelist]], companion Paul of Tarsus *[[Vietnamese Martyrs]], Luke Loan Ba Vu and Luke Thin Viet Pham *[[Luther Campbell]] (born 1960), also known as Luke *[[Steve Lukather]] (born 1957), also known as Luke *[[Luke Skywalker]] fictional, [[Star Wars]] *[[Luke Wilson]] (born 1971), actor *[[Luke Goss]] (born 1968), singer {{-}} {| border="1" align="center" style="text-align: center; background: #FFFFFF;" |'''Popularity Of Name Luke in U.S.'''<ref name="ssa">[http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ Popular Baby Names (U.S. Social Security Administration)]</ref> {{Standard table|0}} ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|2006 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|2005 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|2004 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|2003 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|2002 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|2001 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|2000 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1999 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1998 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1997 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1996 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1995 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1994 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1993 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1992 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1991 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1990 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1989 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1988 ! style="background: #ddffdd;"|1987 |----- | 43rd | 41st | 41st | 46th | 46th | 50th | 59th | 67th | 75th | 78th | 75th | 82nd | 91st | 87th | 93rd | 113th | 118th | 121st | 119th | 111th |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |} |} ==References== <references/> [[Category:Masculine given names]] [[Category:Surnames]] [[cs:Lukáš]] [[de:Lukas]] [[fr:Luke]] [[hr:Luka (ime)]] [[it:Luca]] [[hu:Lukács]] [[ja:ルカ (曖昧さ回避)]] [[no:Lukas]] [[pl:Łukasz]] [[pt:Luke]] [[ru:Лука]] [[sk:Lukáš]] [[sv:Lukas (namn)]]