: Interestingly, my own name, Luke, comes from the Greek
: Loukas meaning "from Lucania" (a reigion in
: Italy) So, being Italian (just as yourself) like my
: namesake, having such a name is appropriate. More than
: that, the region of Lucania, which has now changed its
: name to Basilicata, contains an ancient forest, now a
: national reserve, for it was named after the dense and
: beautiful woods which once covered its beauteous
: terrain. The Roman name "Lucania" was
: derived from the Latin word lucus means a
: "grove," or "sacred wood." So you
: can see, appellatively, you and I are not so unalike.
I always thought that Luke came from the Latin Praenomen Lucius (Pronounced Look-ee-oos.) and that the Greek name was simply a Greek translation from the bible & Roman documents rather than an originally greek name.
Meh.
Rive
