Luca is a masculine

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used mainly in

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, and

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. It is derived from the Latin name

Lucas Lucas or LUCAS may refer to: People * Lucas (surname) * Lucas (given name) Arts and entertainment * Luca Family Singers, or the Lucas, a 19th-century African-American singing group * Lucas, a 1960s Swedish pop group formed by Janne Lucas Perss ...

. It may also come from the Latin word "lucus" meaning "sacred wood" (a cognate of lucere). The name is common among Christians as a result of

Luke the Evangelist Luke the Evangelist was one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Prominent figu ...

. Luca has risen in popularity as a name for boys in other countries. Its relation to the already popular names

and

Luke Luke may refer to: People and fictional characters * Luke (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Luke (surname), including a list of people with the name * Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luk ...

has been attributed to its popularity. It was the third-most popular name for newborn boys in New Zealand in 2023 and is also common in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. In 2022, it was the 27th most popular name given to boys in Canada. In the United States, the animated film ''

Luca Luca or LUCA may refer to: People * Luca (masculine given name), including a list of people * Luca (feminine given name), including a list of people * Luca (surname), including a list of people Places * The ancient name of Lucca, an Etruscan ...

'' has been cited as influencing its usage of the name for boys.

Persons with the name

Notable people bearing the name include: *

Luca Andrada Luca Javier Andrada (born 22 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club AEL. Career Andrade joined the youth academy of Racing Club at the age of 7. On 19 January 2020, Andrada ...

(born 2001), Argentine footballer *

Luca Arbore Luca Arbore or Arbure (Old Cyrillic: ; Renaissance Latin: ''Herborus''Nicolae Iorga, "Cronică", in ''Revista Istorică'', Issues 7–9/1934, p. 291 or ''Copacius''; died April 1523) was a Moldavian boyar, diplomat, and statesman, several times co ...

(1486–1523), Moldavian statesman * Luca Attanasio (1977–2021), Italian diplomat *

Luca Badoer Luca Badoer (; born 25 January 1971) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between and . Born and raised in Veneto, Badoer began competitive kart racing at a young age, winning several regional and national titles. P ...

(born 1971) Italian racing driver * Luca Badr (born 1992), Egyptian football player *

Luca Barbarossa Luca Barbarossa (born 15 April 1961) is an Italian singer-songwriter who has released 12 albums since 1981, and is known for his participation in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career In 1980, Barbarossa won the Castrocaro Music Fest ...

(born 1961), Italian singer-songwriter *

Luca Beatrice Luca Beatrice (4 April 1961 – 21 January 2025) was an Italian art critic. He died of a heart attack on 21 January 2025, at the age of 63. Books * ''Nuova Scena'' (con Cristiana Perrella), Milan, G. Mondadori, 1995 ISBN 88-374-1401-3. * ''Al c ...

(1961–2025), Italian art critic *

Luca Belcastro Luca Belcastro (born 18 September 1964 in Como, Italy) is an Italian composer of classical music. Education Belcastro graduated in Classical guitar and in Composition, with the highest grade. He attended specialization courses with Azio Corghi ...

(born 1964), Italian composer *

Luca Brecel Luca Brecel (; born 8 March 1995) is a Belgian professional snooker player. A four-time snooker world rankings, ranking event winner, Brecel is a former World Snooker Championship, World Snooker Champion, having won the 2023 World Snooker Champ ...

(born 1995), Belgian snooker player * Luca Caputi (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player * Luca Cicognola (born circa. 1990), Italian artist *

Luca Caragiale Luca Ion Caragiale (; 3 July 1893 – 7 June 1921), also known as Luki, Luchi or Luky Caragiale, was a Romanian poet, novelist and translator, whose contributions were a synthesis of Symbolism, Parnassianism and modernist literature. His caree ...

(1893–1921), Romanian poet * Luca Ciriani (born 1967), Italian politician *

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (; born 31 August 1947) is an Italian businessman who is best known as the former chairman of Ferrari, Fiat S.p.A., Confindustria and Alitalia. Montezemolo descends from an aristocratic family from the region of Pied ...

(born 1947), Italian businessman and former President of Ferrari * Luca Cunti (born 1989), Swiss ice hockey player * Luca Dalmonte (born 1963), Italian basketball coach *

Luca De Carlo Luca De Carlo (born 7 August 1972) is an Italian politician. He is a member of the Brothers of Italy and the mayor of Calalzo di Cadore from 2009 to 2024. Political career In July 2015, he was appointed president of the communal company Serv ...

(born 1972), Italian politician *

Luca Engstler Luca Engstler (born 8 March 2000) is a German racing driver currently competing in the 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, DTM. Like his father Franz Engstler he made his name in the touring car scene, winning the TCR Asia Series in 2018 TCR Asi ...

(born 2000), German racing driver *

Luca Giordano Luca Giordano (18 October 1634 – 3 January 1705) was an Italian late-Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples, Rome, Florence, and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain. Early l ...

(1634–1705), Italian painter *

Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino (; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director and producer. His films are characterized by their emotional complexity, eroticism, and lavish visuals. Guadagnino has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Lion, alon ...

(born 1971), Italian film director *

Luca Harrington Luca Harrington (born 19 February 2004) is a New Zealand freestyle skier. Career Harrington represented New Zealand at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and was the flag-bearer during the closing ceremony. During the Youth Olympics he won a bronze ...

(born 2004), New Zealand freestyle skier * Luca Langoni (born 2002), Argentine footballer *

Luca Marcogiuseppe Luca Miguel Marcogiuseppe (born 21 February 1980) is an Argentine football manager. His last club was Chilean side Audax Italiano. Career Born in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Marcogiuseppe started his career at local side La Bianca in 2003. He subseq ...

(born 1980), Argentine football manager *

Luca Margaroli Luca Margaroli (born 15 February 1992) is a Swiss tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 128 achieved on 6 June 2019, and a singles ranking of No. 692, achieved on 23 October 2017. Career Margaroli made his ATP main dr ...

(born 1992), Swiss tennis player *

Luca Marinelli Luca Marinelli (born 22 October 1984) is an Italian actor. He is best known for the roles of Mattia in '' The Solitude of Prime Numbers'' (2010), Guido in '' Every Blessed Day'' (2012), Andrea in '' The Great Beauty'' (2013), Cesare in '' Don't ...

(born 1984), Italian actor *

Luca Martínez Luca Leovino Martínez Dupuy (born 5 June 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Godoy Cruz. Club career Born in San Luis Potosí, Martínez made his professional debut for Arge ...

(born 2001), Argentine-Mexican footballer * Luca Masso (born 1994), Argentine field hockey player * Luca Napolitano (born 1982), Italian singer * Luca Orellano (born 2000), Argentine footballer * Luca Orozco (born 1995), Argentine footballer *

Luca Pacioli Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli, O.F.M. (sometimes ''Paccioli'' or ''Paciolo''; 1447 – 19 June 1517) was an Italian mathematician, Franciscan friar, collaborator with Leonardo da Vinci, and an early contributor to the field now known as account ...

(1447–1517), Italian mathematician *

Luca Parmitano Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a colonel and test pilot ...

(born 1976), Italian astronaut * Luca "Luke" Pasqualino (born 1990), British actor * Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli (born 1984), Canadian breakdancer *

Luca Prodan Luca George Prodan (17 May 1953–22 December 1987) was an Italian- Scottish musician and singer, best known as lead vocalist of the influential Argentine alternative rock band Sumo. He is widely considered one of the country's most important art ...

(1953–1987), Italian musician *

Luca Ragazzi Luca Ragazzi (born 20 February 1971) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, journalist and actor. Biography After studying Letters and Philosophy at Sapienza University in Rome, in 1996 Luca Ragazzi became a journalist and a film critic. ...

(born 1971), Italian film director, screenwriter, journalist, and actor. *

Luca Rangoni Luca Rangoni (born 23 September 1968 in Bologna) is an Italian auto racing driver. He is a married man with one son and one daughter. Early career Like many racing drivers, Rangoni's first taste of racing was in karts, where he spent four years. ...

(born 1968), Italian racing driver * Luca Ranieri (born 1999), Italian football player * Luca Ravanelli (born 1997), Italian football player * Luca Righini (born 1990), Italian football player *

Luca Rigoni Luca Rigoni (born 7 December 1984) is an Italian former footballer. He is the elder brother of Nicola Rigoni. He played as a right or central midfielder. Career Vicenza Born in Schio, Province of Vicenza, Veneto, Rigoni started his career at ...

(born 1984), Italian football player * Luca Rizzo (born 1992), Italian football player *

Luca della Robbia Luca della Robbia (, also , ; 1399/1400–1482) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence. Della Robbia is noted for his colorful, tin-glazed terracotta statuary, a technique that he invented and passed on to his nephew Andrea della R ...

(1399–1482), Italian sculptor *

Luca Romagnoli Luca Romagnoli (born 12 September 1961 in Rome) is an Politics of Italy, Italian politician and former Member of the European Parliament for European Parliament Election, 2004 (Italy)#Southern, Southern Italy with the neo-fascism, neo-fascist par ...

(born 1961), Italian politician *

Luca Ronconi Luca Ronconi (8 March 1933 – 21 February 2015) was an Italian actor, theatre director, and opera director. Biography Ronconi was born in Sousse, Tunisia. After growing up in Tunisia, where his mother was a school teacher, Ronconi graduated ...

(1933–2015), Italian actor, theatre director, and opera director *

Luca Rossettini Luca Rossettini (born 9 May 1985) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back. Club career Padova Rossettini spent his youth years at hometown club Padova. Siena Rossettini joined Siena in a co-own ...

(born 1985), Italian football player *

Luca Sbisa Luca Sbisa (born 30 January 1990) is an Italian-born Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a development coach for the San Jose Sharks. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Gol ...

(born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player * Luca Sosa (born 1994), Argentine footballer *

Luca Toni Luca Toni (; born 26 May 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, Toni scored over 300 goals throughout his career, and is one of the top-five highest scoring Italians in all competition ...

(born 1977), Italian football player *

Luca Turilli Luca Turilli (born 5 March 1972) is an Italian composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the original guitarist and a founder of the symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, later called Rhapsody of Fire, for which he composed ...

(born 1972), Italian musician and composer * Luca Valussi (born 1998), Argentine basketball player *

Luca Vildoza Luca Vildoza (born August 11, 1995) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Argentine national team in international competition. At t ...

(born 1995), Argentine basketball player * Luca Wackermann (born 1992), Italian cyclist *

Luca Waldschmidt Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (born 19 May 1996) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. He developed through the academy of Eintracht Frankfurt ...

(born 1996), German football player *

Luca Ward Luca Ward (born 31 July 1960) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Ostia (Rome), Ostia, which is in Rome and the oldest child of actor Aleardo Ward, brother of Andrea and Monica Ward, Luca Ward has American ancestry on his fa ...

(born 1960), Italian actor *

Luca Zidane Luca Zinedine Zidane Fernández (born 13 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Granada CF. He is the son of former footballer Zinedine Zidane. Early life Luca was born in Aix-en-Prove ...

(born 1998), French football player

Fictional characters

* Luca Abele, a major antagonist in the video game ''

Dishonored 2 ''Dishonored 2'' is a 2016 First-person (video games), first person action-adventure game developed by Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda Softworks for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. It is the sequel to 2012's ''Dishonored''. After E ...

'' * Luca Balsa, a playable survivor in the Chinese horror game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a 2018 free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by the Chinese company NetEase(网易) in cooperation with Behaviour Interactive, creators of the similar game Dead by Daylight. Play ...

'' * Luca Blight, a major antagonist in the video game ''Suikoden II'' *

Luca Brasi Luca Brasi is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather'', as well as its 1972 film adaptation. In the film, he was portrayed by Lenny Montana, an ex-wrestler and former bodyguard and enforcer for the Colombo crime fami ...

, in the novel ''The Godfather'' and the film adaptation * Luca Esposito, in the manga and anime ''Astra Lost in Space'' * Luca Lomans, a recurring character in the Belgian series ''

wtFOCK ''WtFOCK'' (stylised as ''wtFOCK'', pronounced as wha-teh-fock) is a Flemish teen drama web series broadcast by Play4 that follows the lives of teenagers in Antwerp. Broadcast was then taken over by Belgian streaming services Play More, , and in ...

'' *

Luca McIntyre Luca McIntyre is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Ross McLaren. Luca is introduced to the series on 24 February 2021 following the departure of nurse Ayesha Lee (Laura Rollins) the year prior. McLaren's a ...

, a series regular in the soap opera ''Doctors'' *

Luca Paguro ''Luca'' is a 2021 American animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Enrico Casarosa, produced by Andrea Warren and written by Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones from a story by Casa ...

, the titular main character of the 2021 Pixar film ''Luca'' * Luca Raregroove, a major enemy in the Japanese manga–anime series ''Rave Master'' * Luca Tsukino, the titular main character in the 2019 film '' Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration'' * Luca (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's), from the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' anime series * Luca (''Final Fantasy'' character), the princess of the Dwarves in the video game ''Final Fantasy IV'' * Luca, in the video game ''

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 ...

'' * Luca, a minor antagonist in the anime series ''

Tweeny Witches is a Japanese anime television and original video animation series. Produced by Studio 4°C, the series is directed by Yoshiharu Ashino and written by Shinji Obara. Inspired by '' Through the Looking-Glass'', the story follows a young huma ...

'' * Luca, one of the main cast in the mobile game series ''

Dragalia Lost ''Dragalia Lost'' was an action role-playing game developed by Cygames and published by Nintendo. It was released for Android and iOS in September 2018 before being discontinued in November 2022. The game received mixed reviews from critics a ...

'' * Luca, a non-playable

Mii A Mii ( ) is a customizable avatar used by Nintendo on their video game consoles and mobile apps, first being introduced with the Wii console in 2006. Since their introduction, Miis have also appeared on the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, the Wii ...

opponent in the ''

Wii The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, f ...

'' series * Luca, a supporting character from the rebooted ''

Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is a science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic world in which humans and intelligent apes c ...

'' film franchise (2011–2017) * Luca, a green octopus in the 2004 animated film ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman, from a screenplay written by Letterman and Michael J. Wilson. The film features the vo ...

'' * Luca, a recurring character in the Brazilian comic book series ''

Monica and Friends ''Monica and Friends'' (), previously published as ''Monica's Gang'' in Anglophone territories and as ''Frizz and Friends'' in London, is a Brazilian comic book series and media franchise created by Mauricio de Sousa. The series originated in a c ...

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