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At this site http://www.kaeori.net/ (a very extensive and creditable site)I found three names that I'm curious about. Here they are with their listed with pronunciation, origins and meanings.
Leuk : LAY-ook : Indo-European : light / brightness / to shine / white (m)
Leuk : LYOOK : Greek : light / brightness / to shine / white (m)Leuka : LYOO-kuh : Greek : to shine / white (f)
There's a foot note for the first Leuk saying "Both this concept and word/name have been around for thousands of years. Definitely history behind this name"
What I want to know is how do these names mean what they mean, why are they not just variants of Luke / Lukas (from the Greek Loukas).
Thx for you time.
Leuk : LAY-ook : Indo-European : light / brightness / to shine / white (m)
Leuk : LYOOK : Greek : light / brightness / to shine / white (m)Leuka : LYOO-kuh : Greek : to shine / white (f)
There's a foot note for the first Leuk saying "Both this concept and word/name have been around for thousands of years. Definitely history behind this name"
What I want to know is how do these names mean what they mean, why are they not just variants of Luke / Lukas (from the Greek Loukas).
Thx for you time.
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Lukas / Leuk
Hi A!
Lukas (Luke is an English version) is a Latin name meaning "from the landscape Lucania in Italy". But the place name "Lucania" derives from the Greek word for "bright, white, light" as well:
http://www.lucaniaonline.it/Storia%20della%20Lucania.htm
There are hundrets of names with the same root which are seen as completely different names nowadays. In this "light" category you could put some more names like Lucia, Luzie, Laux, Luckel, Luch etc.
By the way - there are Frisian male names Luk (pronounced like English Luke) and Luke (pronounced with a hearable e at the end) which derive from the name Ludeke which is a pet form of names like Ludwig, Luitfried, Luitbrand, Luitbald etc. The first part of the name (Luit/Lud/Lu) meaning "people". Same look - totally different meaning! ;-)
Regards, Satu
Hi A!
Lukas (Luke is an English version) is a Latin name meaning "from the landscape Lucania in Italy". But the place name "Lucania" derives from the Greek word for "bright, white, light" as well:
http://www.lucaniaonline.it/Storia%20della%20Lucania.htm
There are hundrets of names with the same root which are seen as completely different names nowadays. In this "light" category you could put some more names like Lucia, Luzie, Laux, Luckel, Luch etc.
By the way - there are Frisian male names Luk (pronounced like English Luke) and Luke (pronounced with a hearable e at the end) which derive from the name Ludeke which is a pet form of names like Ludwig, Luitfried, Luitbrand, Luitbald etc. The first part of the name (Luit/Lud/Lu) meaning "people". Same look - totally different meaning! ;-)
Regards, Satu
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the thrid name is a female one
Leuka : LYOO-kuh : Greek : to shine / white
Leuka : LYOO-kuh : Greek : to shine / white
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