| Pronunciation | Croatian: [lǔːtsa] Hungarian: [ˈlutsɒ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Croatian, Hungarian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | "Light" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Lucy, Lucia, Lucija |
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:
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Bulat is both a masculine give name and surname with various origins. As a masculine given name, it is derived from a Turkic word meaning "steel", ultimately from Persian.
Horvat is a surname of Croatian origin. It is the most frequent surname in Croatia and the second most frequent in Slovenia. Its variant Horvath is very frequent in Hungary and Slovakia.
Lukas is a form of the Latin name Lucas.
Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family names.
Németh is a Hungarian surname. In Hungarian, német means "German" ; the h is a remnant of obsolete Hungarian spelling, as frequently found in names, especially in families of noble origin. Alternate spellings include "Nemeth", "Neimeth", "Német", "Nemath", "Namath", "Nameth", "Nemet" and "Nimitz". The name is also common in Austria and Germany. It is an uncommon given name. People with the name or its variants include:
Nikola is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries, while in West Slavic countries it is primarily found as a feminine given name. There is a wide variety of male diminutives of the name, examples including: Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolyo, Kolyu.
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls.
Vujić is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from the masculine given name Vuja, a diminutive of the name Vuk. The surname has been historically anglicized into Vuyich, Vuyitch, Vuich. In Hungary, the surname is written Vujity, though still pronounced as in Serbo-Croatian.
Albina (ahl-BEE-nah) is a feminine given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". There are masculine variants including Albin in Albania, Kosovo, Poland, Scandinavia, and Slovenia; and Aubin in France. In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden March 1 is Albina’s Name day. Albina is uncommon as a surname. People with the given name Albina include:
Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the Greek: Ἀνδρέας, Andreas, itself related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man", thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew.
Zvonko is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Luka is a masculine given name used in the South Slavic-speaking countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, North Macedonia. It is derived from the Latin name Lucas. The name is common among Christians as a result of Luke the Evangelist.
Borna is a masculine Croatian given name. It is also a masculine Persian given name,. Borna in Persian language means young. Notable people with the name include:
Tea is a given name. It is a feminine name in Indo-European languages and is cognate to the names Theia, Thea and Téa. Masculine usage is found in Oceania.
Lovro is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Lucas is a Latin masculine given name, from which the English name Luke comes.
Ignjat is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a shortened form of Ignjatije. It may refer to:
Karlo is an Albanian, Basque, Croatian and Esperanto masculine given name as well as a Slovene masculine given name that serves as a Slovene diminutive form of Karel.
Stipan is a masculine given name cognate to Stjepan (Stephen), used by ikavian speakers.