Is Luke a stand-alone name or nick name?

myla14 · November 2015

Not looking so much for whether Luke is factually a full name (it goes back at least to biblical times), but rather whether you perceive it as a nickname. Hope that makes sense, and thank you!

LoveIsOwlYouNeed · November 2015

It's both. But I if I met someone named Luke, I would not assume it's a NN for Lucas, but if I was told it was a NN I would not be surprised. It's not like if I met someone named Nick, which I would assume is a NN for Nicholas.

Gingermom15 · November 2015

I have never perceived it as a nickname. To me, Luke and Lucas are two entirely different names and the Lucas's I have met go by Lucas. It certainly can be a nickname, but Luke is a name in its own right. Both are lovely names.

Knottie1442268460 · November 2015

Prefer Luke

lm45678 · November 2015

Honestly, whichever you prefer... Either is great

myla14 · November 2015

Thanks, all. DH doesn't want a name that can be perceived as a nn, so this is helpful!

misstopsail · November 2015

My brother is Lucas, nn Luke, but I would say Luke would work on its own.

ClaireBear90 · November 2015

Prior to this board, I never heard anyone use Luke as a nn for Lucas. To me they are distinctly separate, nice names.

ambercakes92 · November 2015

I agree that they're both distinct names. Luke is great!

penelope4612 · November 2015

This is so funny. To me, Luke is only a nickname. I wonder if it's a regional thing.

ElRuby · November 2015

Luke is from the bible and he was not a Lucas.

MamaWren919 · November 2015

I feel like Luke is a nn. Every Luke I've known was fn Lucas. If I met a Luke a would assume it's a nn.

But I hasn't ever thought about Luke from the bible being his full name. Good point.

myla14 · November 2015

So, technically Luke is derived from Lucas (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_(name) which I guess means that strictly speaking it is a nickname, but if it goes back to 90 AD and biblical Luke found it formal enough to use in his gospel.....I'm fine with it as its own name, but DH is being a stickler. Good to hear the majority of ppl think it can stand alone, but sounds like a vocal minority don't see it!

SmrBrd2012 · November 2015

Another vote for standalone but I do prefer it as a nn to Lucas.

kaos16 · November 2015

My nephew is Luke. The school and activity programs sometimes write out Lucas. The unfortunate part of being just Luke is that somehow he has gotten the nickname of Lukey.

myla14 · November 2015

Is Lukey bad? I don't know that I'd cultivate it, but I don't hate it!

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