Given name · also Latin
Raluca
“Hera's glory”
Raluca is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raluca goes back to a word meaning “Hera's glory.”
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Where it comes from
Raluca comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Romanian usage, Raluca is a diminutive of RALLE. In Romanian usage, Raluca developed from Ἡράκλειος.
Raluca’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Raluca is a diminutive of RALLE. In Romanian usage, Raluca developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἡράκλειος. In Romanian usage, Raluca is a nickname for RALU.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Raluca
- Raluca TurcanRomanian politicianborn 1976
- Raluca StrămăturaruRomanian lugerborn 1985
- Raluca ȘerbanRomanian-Cypriot female tennis playerborn 1997
- Raluca Ionițăcanoeistborn 1976
- Raluca HaiduRomanian gymnastborn 1994
- Raluca PrunăRomanian politicianborn 1969
- Raluca RipanRomanian chemist (1894-1972)
- Raluca SbîrciaRomanian fencerborn 1989
- Raluca BăcăoanuRomanian handball playerborn 1989
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