Luke (given name)

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Template:Redirect Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox given name Luke Template:IPAc-en is a masculine given name, and less commonly, a surname.

The name Luke is the English form and the diminutive of the Latin name Template:Lang. It is derived from the Latin name Lucius, and it either means "the bright one" or "the one born at dawn,"<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Mills, Mercer Dictionary of the Bible (1990), p. 247-248.</ref>. It could also be a shortened form of the Latin name. Lucius likely derives from Latin word Template:Lang (gen. Template:Lang), meaning "light" (<PIE *leuk-, "brightness"), related to the Latin verb Template:Lang ("to shine"). Another proposed etymology is derivation from Etruscan Lauchum (or Lauchme) meaning "king," which was more directly transferred into Latin as Template:Lang.<ref>Bonfante G., Bonfante L. (1983). Etruscan language: an introduction. NY, 1983. P. 59</ref> The frequently-stated translation of Template:Lang as "man from Lucania" does not appear supported by reliable sources.Template:Citation needed

The best-known historical use of the name is in the Gospel of Luke, written around 70 to 90 AD. Luke the Evangelist, who is credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke, was a physician who lived around 30 to 130 AD. Luke is also credited with the Book of Acts in the Bible, and also is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in some of Paul's letters to first-century churches.

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