<Tr> <Th> Alternative spelling </Th> <Td> Louca, Louka, Lucca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related names </Th> <Td> Luke, Luc, Lucas, Lukas, Łukasz </Td> </Tr> <P> Luca (also spelt Louca, Luka, Louka, Lucca) is a given name used predominantly for males, mainly in Latin America, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia and Armenia . It is derived from the Latin name Lucas, which itself is derived from the Latin word "lux" (light). 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 . Similarly, the name Luka is also commonly found as a male given name in Eastern Europe and particularly the Balkans with the name sharing the same origin . Luca is also a Hungarian and Croatian female given name, but pronounced differently as "LOO - tsah" the equivalent of the English name Lucy . </P> <Ul> <Li> Luca Arbore, Moldavian statesman </Li> <Li> Luca Badr, Egyptian football player </Li> <Li> Luca Belcastro, Italian composer </Li> <Li> Luca Caputi, Canadian ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Luca Caragiale, Romanian poet </Li> <Li> Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, President of Ferrari </Li> <Li> Luca Dalmonte, Italian basketball coach </Li> <Li> Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor </Li> <Li> Luca Margaroli, Swiss tennis player </Li> <Li> Luca Napolitano, Italian singer </Li> <Li> Luca Pacioli, Italian mathematician </Li> <Li> Luca Pascualino, English actor, credited as Luke Pasqualino </Li> <Li> Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli, Canadian hip hop dancer </Li> <Li> Luca Prodan, Argentine musician </Li> <Li> Luca Sbisa, Swiss ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Luca Toni, Italian football player </Li> <Li> Luca Turilli, Italian musician and composer </Li> <Li> Luca Zidane, French football player </Li> </Ul>

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