Lucca, the name

Recent studies indicates that the name LUCCA comes from the word LEUK.

A very ancient word of Indo-European origin (Indo-European is supposed to be at the base of Indo-European languages including the living languages ​​spread throughout the globe), LEUK means “light” and “shiny flat land”.

And Lucca was set in a flat land crossed by the brilliant waters of the river Serchio.

from: Lucca e il suo territorio. Toponomastica, dialettologia, critica linguistica
Autore Ambrosini Riccardo – 2006