Famous real-life people named Luca.
Luca meaning of name. Keep in mind that many names may have different meanings in other countries and languages so be careful that the name that you choose doesnt mean something bad or unpleasant. The name Luca is of English origin and means bringer of light. The masculine name Luca means from Lucania a region in southern Italy and light bringer of light or bright one from ancient Greek leukósλευκός brightlightwhite.
Interestingly Lucas also means man from Lucania this correlates to Lucania a historical region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning bright or shining. Lucas was often used in the Middle Ages as the Latin written form for the more idiomatic Luke. This name derives from the Ancient Greek name Loukâs Λουκᾶς which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós Λευκός meaning bright shining gleaming light in color white pale-skinned weakly.
LUCA stands for Last Universal Common Ancestor which makes it a pretty cool science-y name. Its not as trendy as Luke or Lucas which makes it a more original choice if you want a name that wont be so common at school. Luca is generally used as a boys name.
The feminine name Luca has the meaning light from Latin lux and shining from Latin lucere to shine. Luca and Luka are cognate of name Luke. Alberto wasnt aware of that and only said it because it sounded fun telling Luca at the end to go find out for him what it really meant.
Meanings and history of the name Luca. Luca is an Italian given name used predominantly for males mainly in Italy Latin America Spain Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia Croatia Bulgaria Greece and Georgia. Name is a form of Lucius.
Luca is the ancient name for Lucca a city in Tuscany Italy and means Man from Lucania Luca is Italian and Romanian. The name Luke is dates back to the 2nd century as a Middle English colloquial form of the name Lucas. Luca Name Meaning What Does Luca Mean and History.