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Luka

Luka proper noun: a male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.

Proper noun

Luka

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.
    • My name is Luka / I live on the second floor / I live upstairs from you / Yes I think you've seen me before1987, Suzanne Vega, Luka (a song)
    • The trailer for the documentary about killer Luka Magnotta doesn’t show anything graphic, but it contains clips of him handling kittens. The trailer goes on to explain that Magnotta gruesomely abuses these kittens.2020 February 6, Alicia Lee, “Netflix is finally letting you stop previews from automatically playing. Here’s how to do it”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2025
  2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Лука́ (Luká).

Origin of Luka

From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.

Phrases with Luka

Questions about Luka

What does Luka mean?
Luka means a male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.
What part of speech is Luka?
Luka is a proper noun.

Words near Luka in the dictionary

  1. lujvo
  2. Luján
  3. Luk
  4. luk thung
  5. Luk.
  6. Luka
  7. Lukach
  8. Lukaches
  9. Lukacs
  10. Lukacses
  11. Lukan

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