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The baby name Luki is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈluːki/ (LOO-kee).

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: /ˈluːki/ (LOO-kee)

What is the meaning of the name Luki ?

The baby name Luki is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈluːki/ (LOO-kee).

Luki is in Origin.

Luki is a pan-European diminutive of the Luke/Lucas family, deriving from Latin Lucas, itself from Greek Loukas ‘man from Lucania’; by folk etymology it is linked to Latin lux ‘light’ and thus ‘bringer of light’. Common as a pet form in German-, Slavic-, and Hungarian-speaking contexts (for Lukas, Luka, Lukács), it has also been adopted as a standalone given name in recent decades, fitting contemporary nickname-style naming trends and sometimes used for all genders.

The base name spread widely through Christian Europe via Saint Luke the Evangelist, producing a rich variant set: Luke, Lucas, Lukas, Luca, Luka, Loukas (Greek), Łukasz (Polish), Luc (French), Lukács (Hungarian). Diminutive relatives include Luki/Lukey/Lukie, and Polish Łuki. Related feminine forms include Lucia/Lucía, Luce, and Lucie. Luki retains the luminous associations of its root, typically glossed as ‘from Lucania’ or ‘light’.

Luki has the following similar or variant Names

Luki – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
ID Boys 0 #128 8 4,130
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
Austria 0 #204 10 850
SI Boys 0 #204 8 3,402
PL 0 #207 6 2,600
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
HR Boys 0 #246 13 3,997
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
Austria Boys 0 #259 203 2,180
PL Boys 0 #261 76 6,459
CZ Boys 0 #263 42 6,530
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
TW Girls 0 #287 3 8,139
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
GT 0 #296 19 5,948
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
UY Boys 0 #385 15 5,922
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
GT Girls 0 #442 64 7,500
AR Boys 0 #445 23 7,628
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
IR Boys 0 #515 38 10,162
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
AR Girls 0 #588 12 8,289
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
SG Girls 0 #628 5 18,916
HK Girls 0 #643 8 16,104
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
CL Boys 0 #650 16 13,390
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
BR Boys 0 #741 11 12,213
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
Germany Boys 0 #862 91 5,697
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
Spain Boys 0 #874 57 5,610
CO Boys 0 #906 15 15,656
OM Boys 0 #911 8 17,948
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
NL Boys 0 #934 18 5,873
MX Boys 0 #941 42 16,355
Spain Girls 0 #966 18 5,561
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,010 5 25,931
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
CO Girls 0 #1,063 16 16,140
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,092 20 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,117 25 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,126 53 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
MX Girls 0 #1,156 28 17,781
MA 0 #1,196 4 20,986
DZ 0 #1,233 2 20,130
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,395 77 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,432 15 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,605 10 28,008

Luki is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
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AO
AR
Austria

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People also ask about Luki

Luki is predominantly a boy's name.
Luki is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈluːki/ (LOO-kee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Luka, Luca, Luke, Lucas, Lukas and Lucius.
Across languages, Luki has these equivalents: Luke (English), Lucas (English/Spanish/Portuguese), Luka (Slavic), Luca (Italian/Romanian), Łukasz (Polish), and 4 more.