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{{Short description|Lithuanian feminine given name}}
{{Infobox given name
|name = Luknė
|image = Lukne.jpg
|caption = Luknė, the name of the [[Stream|rivulet]] in [[Lithuania]] that is pictured, is also a well-used name for Lithuanian girls.
|gender = Feminine
|meaning =  taken from the name of the Lithuanian [[Stream|rivulet]] Luknė
|region = [[Lithuania]]
|language = [[Lithuanian language|Lithuania]]
}}'''Luknė''' is a feminine given name of [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] origin. It was the seventh most popular name for newborn girls in [[Lithuania]] in 2021 and the third most used name for newborn girls there in 2022.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.15min.lt/m/id/gyvenimas/ar-zinai/populiariausi-vaiku-vardai-lietuvoje-2022-m-tarp-mergaiciu-vardu-naujas-lyderis-1634-1913890
| title = Populiariausi vaikų vardai Lietuvoje 2022 m.: tarp mergaičių vardų – naujas lyderis
| last = Antanavičius
| first = Ugnius
| date = 8 December 2022
| website = 15min.lt
| publisher = 15min.lt
| access-date = 10 February 2023
| quote = }} </ref> Luknė is a geographic name taken from the name of the {{ill|Luknė River|lt|Luknė}} in Lithuania.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://day.lt/vardai/Lukne
| title = Luknė
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| website = day.lt
| publisher = day.lt
| access-date = 10 February 2023
| quote = }} </ref> The ''Etymological Dictionary of Lithuanian language'' associates the word with the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] term for [[Nymphaeaceae|water lily]], with the [[Proto-Slavic language|proto-Slavic]] roots ''luk''- for ''[[Meander|bend]]'' and ''lug-'' for ''[[swamp]]'' or ''[[meadow]]'', and  some other hypotheses.<ref> {{cite web
| url= https://etimologija.baltnexus.lt/?w=luknė
| title= Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė
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| website= etimologija.baltnexus.lt
| publisher= Etymological Dictionary of Lithuanian language
| access-date= 10 February 2023
| quote = }}</ref>
==Notes==
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[[Category:Lithuanian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]