Luca (feminine given name)
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Pronunciation | Croatian: [lǔːtsa] Hungarian: [ˈlutsɒ] |
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Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Croatian, Hungarian |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin |
Meaning | "Light" |
Other names | |
Related names | Lucy, Lucia, Lucija |
Luca is used in Hungary and Croatia as a feminine given name, equivalent to Lucy in English, but pronounced differently. In Eastern Europe and particularly the Balkans, the cognate masculine name is Luka.
Notable people with the name include:
- Luca Ekler (born 1998), Hungarian athlete
- Luca Homonnai (born 1998), Hungarian Olympic athlete
- Luca Ivanković (born 1987), Croatian basketball player
- Luca Kozák (born 1996), Hungarian athlete
- Luca Sardelis (born 2001), Australian actress of Greek descent
- Luca Yupanqui, musical contributor to the album Sounds of the Unborn