Raluca

• Origin: Romanian
• Gender: Female
• Pron (rah-LOOH-kah)

The name is from the Greek Rallou, which is a diminutive form of Herakleia, meaning “glory of Hera. The name was introduced into Romania by Rallou Karatza (1778-1870), a Wallachian princess and actress of Greek descent.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raluca
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/raluca
• https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-raluca
• https://nameslexicon.com/search/?search=Raluca
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Raluca