Meaning & origin
What it means
Luqa is a romanization of ܠܘܩܐ. ܠܘܩܐ means “man from Lucania.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Luqa is a romanization of ܠܘܩܐ. ܠܘܩܐ comes from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luqa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 7 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Luqa’s family of names
In Maltese usage, Luqa has a conventional equivalent in the French form Lucas. In Maltese usage, Luqa has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lukas. In Maltese usage, Luqa has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Luca.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Luqa has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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