Italian/Latin · Boy name
Luca
“from Lucania”
About the name Luca
Luca is the Italian form of Lucas, from the Greek Loukas, meaning a man from Lucania, a region of southern Italy. Folk etymology links it with the Latin lux, light, but the regional origin is the accepted one. The name honours Saint Luke the Evangelist, traditional author of the third Gospel. Italian bearers include the Renaissance sculptor Luca della Robbia, known for glazed terracotta, and Luca Pacioli, the friar and mathematician who described double-entry bookkeeping. Luka is the Slavic form.
- Meaning
- from Lucania
- Origin
- Italian/Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- LOO-kah(2 syl.)
Middle names for Luca
- Luca Alessandro
- Luca James
- Luca Giovanni
- Luca Antonio
- Luca Michael
Questions about Luca
- What does Luca mean?
- Luca is an Italian name meaning "from Lucania".
- How do you pronounce Luca?
- Luca is pronounced LOO-kah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Luca?
- Variants of Luca include Luka.
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