Meanings
- 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 before
1987, Suzanne Vega, Luka (a song)1 more example
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 - A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
Origin
- mk,ru,ukЛука́
- EnglishLuka
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.
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Cite this entry
Luka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luka
“Luka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luka. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Luka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luka.
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