Luka (given name)
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).
| Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [lûːka] Slovene: [ˈlùːka] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Serbo-Croatian, Slovene |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | "Light" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Luca, Luke, Luc, Lucas, Lukas, Łukasz |
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:
- Luka Bebić (born 1937), Croatian politician, former Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
- Luka Bilobrk (born 1985), Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player
- Luka Bogdanović (born 1985), Serbian basketball player
- Luka Brajkovic (born 1999), Austrian basketball player
- Luka Dončić (born 1999), Slovenian basketball player
- Luka Drašković (born 1995), Montenegrin chess player
- Luka Đorđević (born 1994), Montenegrin football player
- Luka Garza (born 1998), American basketball player of Bosnian descent
- Luka Ivanović (born 1992), Serbian singer and songwriter known as Luke Black
- Luka Jones (born 1975), American actor and comedian, born Luka Yovetich
- Luka Jović (born 1997), Serbian football player
- Luka Kaliterna (1893-1984), Croatian football player and manager
- Luka Magnotta (born 1982), Canadian porn actor and murderer, born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman
- Luka Menalo (born 1996), Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player
- Luka Merdović (born 1989), Montenegrin football player
- Luka Milivojević (born 1991), Serbian football player
- Luka Mirković (born 1990), Montenegrin football player
- Luka Mitrović (born 1993), Serbian basketball player
- Luka Modrić (born 1985), Croatian football player
- Luka Nakov (born 2000), Bulgarian-Macedonian football player
- Luka Pavićević (born 1968), Montenegrin football player and coach
- Luka "Perkz" Perković (born 1998), Croatian esports player
- Luka Peruzović (born 1952), Croatian football player and manager
- Luka Rakić (born 1991), Montenegrin sprinter
- Luka Stankovski (born 2002), Macedonian football player
- Luka Stepančić (born 1990), Croatian handball player
- Luka Svetec (1826–1921), Slovenian politician, lawyer, author, and philologist
- Luka Šamanić (born 2000), Croatian basketball player
- Luka Šulić (born 1987), Croatian-Slovenian cellist
- Luka Žorić (born 1984), Croatian basketball player
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:
- Luka Yoshida-Martin (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
Fictional characters
- Luka Couffaine, a character in the animated television series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
- Luka Kovač, a character in the television series ER
- The subject of the 1987 Suzanne Vega song "Luka"
- Luka Lemmens, a minor character in the Belgian series wtFOCK
- Luka Macken or Ruka Makken, a character in the anime Black Butler
- Luka Millfy or Ruka Mirufi, a character in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
- Megurine Luka/Luka Megurine, a Vocaloid developed by Crypton Future Media
- Luka Redgrave, a character in the Bayonetta series
- Luka Smithee, a character in The Wonderful 101
- Urushibara Luka or Urushibara Ruka, a character in the visual novel Steins;Gate
- Luka, a character in the game Honkai: Star Rail
See also
References
- "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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