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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Luke
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| pronunciation= {{IPA|ljuːk}}
| gender = [[Male]]
| meaning = "native of Lucania"
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| origin = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| related names = [[Lucas]]
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}}
'''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
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|'''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>
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==References==
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[[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)]]