Luca or LUCA may refer to:

People

Luca (masculine given name) Luca is a masculine given name used mainly in Latin America, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Romania. It is derived from the Latin name Lucas (given name), Lucas. It may also come from the Latin word "lucus" meaning "sacred wood" (a cognate of lucere) ...

, including a list of people *

Luca (feminine given name) 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: * ...

, including a list of people * Luca (surname), including a list of people

Places

* The ancient name of

Lucca Città di Lucca ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its Province of Lucca, province has a population of 383,9 ...

, an Etruscan city of Roman Italy

Fictional characters

* Luca Tsukino, in the 2019 film '' Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration'' * Luca Paguro, in the 2021 film '' Luca'' * Luca (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's), in the anime series * Luca (''Final Fantasy'' character)

Arts and entertainment

* Luca (''Final Fantasy'' setting), of the video games * Luca Family Singers, US * ''Luca'' (2019 film), in Indian Malayalam-language * ''Luca'' (2021 film), Disney/Pixar animation * A song by Brand New from the album ''

The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me ''The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me'' is the third studio album by American rock band Brand New. The album was recorded over the course of a full year, from 2005 to 2006, in studios in Long Island and Massachusetts with producer Mike Sapon ...

'' * Luca, a scrub jay from

Angry Birds Stella ''Angry Birds Stella'', listed as ''Angry Birds Slingshot Stella'', was a 2014 puzzle video game and the second spin-off from the '' Angry Birds'' series, developed by Rovio Entertainment. Announced on February 13, 2014, Rovio stated that the ...

and the animation

Biology

* ''Luca'' (genus), moths in the family Notodontidae *

Last universal common ancestor The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the hypothesized common ancestral cell from which the three domains of life, the Bacteria, the Archaea, and the Eukarya originated. The cell had a lipid bilayer; it possessed the genetic code a ...

, of all organisms on Earth

Other uses

London Universities and Colleges Athletics London Universities and Colleges Athletics (LUCA) is the representative and governing body for university athletics in London. LUCA was formed in June 2015 following a merger of the London Colleges League (LCL) and the London Colleges Athletics ...