Luka

From the common Slavic (Serbo-Croatian, etc) male given name Luka and from Russian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of the English Luke and Lucas.

Luka

1. A male given name of modern usage.
   • 1987, Suzanne Vega, Luka (a song):

     My name is Luka / I live on the second floor / I live upstairs from you / Yes I think you've seen me before

2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).

• Luca

• Kula, kula, lauk

From the Slavonic (Serbo-Croatian etc.) male given name Luka and from Russian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of the English Luke and Lucas.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlukɑ/
• Hyphenation: Lu‧ka

Luka

1. A male given name of modern usage. (Luka is also used as the transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).)

• alku, kalu, laku

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ka/, [ˈlukə]

Luka

1. Luke (biblical character).
   • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kolosa 4:14 (tr. KJV Colossians 4:14):

     Ke uwē aku nei iā ʻoukou ʻo Luka, ke kahuna lapaʻau punahele, a me Dema.

     Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

2. Luke (book of the Bible).
3. A male given name, equivalent to English Luke.
4. A female given name, equivalent to English Ruth, vernacular form of the biblical Ruta.

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 183, 186
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Luka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 27 women and 14 men.

Luka m (Cyrillic spelling Лука)

1. A male given name, equivalent to Luke.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlùːka/
• Tonal orthography: lúka

Lúka m anim (genitive Lúke or Lúka)

1. Luke; A male given name