On Jun 8, 9:24 pm, "Aula" wrote:
"enigma" wrote in message

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Luke has been a name in it's own right for centuries though. at
least i've never heard of a New Testament Bible Book of Lucas

According to one web site: Luke has 11 variant forms: Loukas, Luc, Lucas,
Lucian, Lucien, Lucio, Lucius, Luck, Lucky, Lukacs and Lukas. [from:http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Luke]

So, perhaps Luke and Lucas are derived from a common predecessor, or simply
developed similarly in different cultures/languages.

-Aula, not a language expert!

Yes, Luke and Lucas derive from the same origin, which is Greek. See
also:
http://www.babynamesgarden.com/name_boy.aspx?id=4070