Luka (given name)

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

Luka is a Slavic masculine given name. It may also be a transliteration of the Japanese name Ruka.

In the Slavic-speaking countries of it is derived from the Latin name Lucas. The name is common among Christians due to Luke the Evangelist.

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 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:

  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.