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Luca name meaning and origin

What does Luca mean?

"From Lucania"

Luka name origin:

Italian and Greek

Luca is the Italian version of Loukas, a Greek name that means "man from Lucania." Other versions of this name include Luke and Lucas.

In the United States, Luca is more commonly given to boys. While this name was once uncommon, Luca has been rising in popularity since 2000, when it first ranked in the top 1,000 names in the U.S. Since then, Luca's popularity has continued to grow – it reached the top 100 in 2019 and was more popular than ever in 2022, when it ranked No. 28.

Sources:

Hanks P., et al. 2016. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001/acref-9780198610601

U.S. Social Security Administration. Undated. Popular Baby Names. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

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Luca in pop culture

Luca Abele	Antagonist in the video game Dishonored 2
Luca Blight	Antagonist in the video game Suikoden II
Luca Brasi	Character in the novel The Godfather, played by Lenny Montana in the film adaptation
Luca Esposito	Character in the manga Astra Lost in Space
Luca McIntyre	Character in the British soap opera Doctors, played by Ross McLaren
Luca	Title character of the 2021 Disney-Pixar film, voiced by Jacob Tremblay
Luca	Character in the video game Final Fantasy IV

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Famous people named Luca

Luca Caragiale	Romanian poet and novelist
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo	Italian businessman best known as the former chairman of Ferrari
Luca della Robbia	Italian Renaissance sculptor
Luca Ekler	Hungarian Paralympic athlete and champion
Luca Giordano	Italian Baroque painter
Luca Guadagnino	Italian producer and filmmaker
Luca Pacioli	Italian mathematician known as the father of accounting and bookkeeping
Luca Parmitano	Italian astronaut
Luca Patuelli	Canadian breakdancer known as "Lazylegz"
Luca Toni	Italian former professional soccer player

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