English
Look
A surname transferred from the given name.
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Origin
Etymology 1
From Luke (“a given name”).
Etymology 2
From Cantonese 陸 /陆 (luk⁶, “a surname”).
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Lineage
- derivedEnglishLuke “A male given name.”
- derivedLatinLūcās “a man from Lucania”
- derivedKoine GreekΛουκᾶς
- derivedAncient GreekΛουκᾶς
- derivedLatinLūcās “a man from Lucania”
- derivedCantonese陸 “a surname”
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: Look