Luca is used in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

and

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

as a feminine given name, equivalent to Lucy in English, but pronounced differently. In

Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is a subregion of the Europe, European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic connotations. Its eastern boundary is marked by the Ural Mountain ...

and particularly the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

, 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''

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