Luka
PronunciationSerbo-Croatian: [lûːka]
Slovene: [ˈlùːka]
GenderMale
Language(s)Serbo-Croatian, Slovene
Origin
Word/nameLatin
Meaning"Light"
Other names
Related namesLuca, Luke, Luc, Lucas, Lukas, Łukasz

Luka is a masculine given name used in the South Slavic-speaking countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, North Macedonia. It is derived from the Latin name Lucas. The name is common among Christians as a result of Luke the Evangelist (sveti Luka).

In Croatia, the name Luka was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1990 and 2011, and was the most common name in the 2000s.[1]

Notable people bearing the name include:

In addition, the name in Japanese: ルカ, るか is transliterated Luka or Ruka, and can be masculine or feminine (possibly related to Haruka). People with the name include:

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. "Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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