Luke (surname)
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Luke /ˈluːk/ can be a surname.
The name Luke is the English form of the Latin name Lucas. It is derived from the Latin name Lucius, and it either means "the great Lucius", or it is a shortened form of the Latin name. Lucius means "the bright one" or "the one born at dawn".[1][2][3]
Surname
- Alan Luke (born 1959), British speed skater
- Alex Luke, American music executive
- Alexandra Luke (1901–1967), Canadian artist
- Alfred James Luke (1871–1920), Australian politician
- Arthur Luke (1923–1996), Australian rules footballer
- Austin Luke (born 1994), American basketball player
- Benny Luke (1939–2013), French-American actor
- Billy Luke (1890–1992), English footballer
- Charles Luke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Luke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Cole Luke (born 1995), American football player
- David Luke (1921–2005), German scholar
- Dennick Luke (born 2001), Dominican runner
- Derek Luke (born 1974), American actor
- Derek Luke (soccer) (born 1993), American soccer player
- Desiree Luke, Trinidadian cricketer
- Desmond Luke (1935–2021), Sierra Leonian politician
- Doug Luke (1929–2015), English photographer
- Émile F. Luke (1895–1980), Sierra Leonian scouting official
- Eric Luke, American writer
- Frank Luke (1897–1918), American fighter pilot
- Fred Luke (born 1946), American athlete
- Frederick Luke (1895–1983), English army officer
- Gabriel Luke (born 1969), American sprinter
- Gaddam Samuel Luke(1920–2000), Indian bishop
- Gail Luke (born 1963), Australian hurdler
- George Luke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Luke (1884–1969), British colonial official
- Horace Luke (born 1970), Taiwanese entrepreneur
- Iain Luke (born 1951), Scottish politician
- Issac Luke (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Jan Lüke (born 1989), German rower
- Jemima Luke (1813–1906), English writer
- Jeremy Luke (born 1977), American actor
- John Luke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jordan Luke (born 1993/1994), Australian rugby union footballer
- Josef Lüke (1899–1948), German footballer
- Kenneth Luke (1896–1971), Australian manufacturer
- Keye Luke (1904–1991), Chinese-American actor
- Laidback Luke (born 1976), Dutch-Filipino disc jockey
- Lauren Luke (born 1981), English makeup artist
- Matt Luke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Matthew Luke (??–1722), Italian pirate
- Ming Luke, American conductor
- Monte Luke (1885–1962), Australian photographer
- Ned Luke (born 1958), American actor
- Noel Luke (born 1964), English footballer
- Oliver Luke (1574–1651), English politician
- Onofiok Luke (born 1978), Nigerian politician
- Pearl Luke (born 1958), Canadian novelist
- Peter Luke (1919–1995), British writer
- Richard Luke (1948–2014), Australian rules footballer
- Robin Luke (born 1942), American singer
- Samuel Luke (1603–1670), English politician
- Soni Luke (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer
- Steve Luke (born 1953), American football player
- Tamara Luke (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
- Theresa Luke (born 1967), Canadian rower
- Thomas Luke (1891–1935), British pilot
- Timothy Luke (born 1951), American professor
- Tony Luke (born 1985), Indian actor
- Tony Luke Jr. (born 1962), American restaurateur
- Wing Luke (1925–1965), Chinese-American politician
- Yudell Luke (1918–1983), American mathematician
References
- ISBN 0-86554-373-9.
- ^ Mills, Mercer Dictionary of the Bible (1990), p. 247-248.
- ^ The frequently-stated translation of Λουκᾶς as "man from Lucania" does not appear supported by reliable sources.
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