First names in Hebrew

First name Lucca: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לוקה

Gematria value: 141

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lucca is written לוקה

Lucca, the name of a town in Tuscany, is used as a spelling of Luca, the Italian form of Lucas.

Meaning and origin

What does Lucca mean?

Meaning: "from Lucania", heard as lux, "light"
Origin: Latin

Lucas comes from the Greek Loukas, taken from the Latin Lucanus, "the man from Lucania", a region of southern Italy. Very early, people heard in it the Latin lux, "light", and that meaning has stayed with it. Luke is its English form, Luca and Luka its Italian and Slavic forms.

Gematria

Lucca = 141

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לוקה has 4 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• קthe letter Kuf100
• הthe letter He5
• Total141

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Lucca, from ל to ה:

לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חׇכְמָה׃

“Teach us to number our days, so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Psalms 90:12

The book of your first name

Lucca, in nine pages

• Lucca, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Lucca
• Lucca, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Lucca in three answers

How do you write Lucca in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lucca is written לוקה. Lucca, the name of a town in Tuscany, is used as a spelling of Luca, the Italian form of Lucas.

What is the gematria value of Lucca?
Written לוקה, Lucca is worth 141: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter He (5).

What does Lucca mean?
From Lucania", heard as lux, "light (origin: Latin). Lucas comes from the Greek Loukas, taken from the Latin Lucanus, "the man from Lucania", a region of southern Italy. Very early, people heard in it the Latin lux, "light", and that meaning has stayed with it. Luke is its English form, Luca and Luka its Italian and Slavic forms.