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Luca

Say LOO-kah, stressing LOO, and finish with an open ah vowel.

Italian pronunciation, approximated for English readers

Phonetic notation

/ˈluː.ka/

An Italian member of the Luke family. Luca is an Italian form of Lucas, in the same name family as Luke.1

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A possible place connection

The older name probably meant “from Lucania,” a region of southern Italy.21

Luca in Italian

LOO-kah, ending in an open “ah.”

The Lucca spelling

Lucca, with two c’s, is a modern English variant of Luca.

  • LuccaLucca is a variant of Luca.

The connection with Saint Luke

In Christian tradition, Luke is credited with the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Luca carries that name connection in Italian.21

Sources

  1. Leone Tondelli: Luca, santo — Treccani Enciclopedia Italiana (1934), treccani.it (opens in a new tab)
  2. Catholic Encyclopedia: Gospel of Saint Luke — New Advent, newadvent.org (opens in a new tab)

Researched from sources and checked in a separate review. We list reference works, not other baby-name websites. Last revised 4 October 2026.

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