1. LUCA - Noun
2. LUCA - Proper noun
Luca
A male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s.
Luca (plural Lucas)
Alternative letter-case form of LUCA
LUCA (plural LUCAs)
(taxonomy, biology, paleontology) Initialism of last universal common ancestor; the hypothesised most recent primordial organism that is an ancestor to all organisms now living.
Synonym: LUA
Coordinate terms: LCA, UCA
Though music is the chief excellence of the Neapolitans, Naples has produced some good Painters. Luca Giordano, and Salvator Rosa, were both of them born here : the latter, to judge by a ridiculous anecdote that is told of him, was a man of wit, as well as a painter. Peter Beckford
That's impossible,” said Tris. "Most things are,” Luca said, "if you think about them for long enough. Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Where did this come from? Do you know what this is? Luca is going to sneak out of bed in the middle of the night and squirt it on his tongue. It's like drugs for ten-year-olds. Today it's Ice Magic. Tomorrow, heroin. Melina Marchetta
After Umberto Agnelli's death on 28 May 2004, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was named chairman, with Agnelli heir John Elkann becoming vice chairman (at the age of 28), and other family members also serving on the board. Source: Internet
Although Hepburn broke off contact with Ferrer, and only spoke to him two more times during the remainder of her life, she remained in touch with Dotti for the benefit of Luca. Source: Internet
After 15 years on and off, the pair decided to move to the country and try for a child, which is when Luca came along. Source: Internet