Greek Name Day: Luke, Loukras, Loska, Loskas, Lucas, Luke

Greek Name Day are often named after a Christian saint or martyr and are mainly celebrated in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox countries. On this day, the holy person is celebrated, as well as anyone named after this person. Often, these celebrations are more important than birthdays.

The name Loukas, translates to ‘Luke’ meaning ‘Light’.On this day we celebrate the evangelist Loukas. Luke was one of the four evangelists, being the author of the gospel of Luke and the acts of the apostles.Those who celebrate are names derived from ‘Loukas’, such as Lucas, Luke (English), Lucious, Lucianus.