Raluca () is a common
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female given name, a Latinized diminutive of the Greek name (), a rare name derived from the Ancient Greek name (), meaning "glory of
Hera
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...
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Raluca Băbăligea
Raluca Elena Babaligea (born 5 April 1984 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian aerobic gymnast
Aerobic gymnastics or sport aerobics is a competitive sport originating from traditional aerobics in which complex, high-intensity movement patter ...
(born 1984), Romanian aerobic gymnast
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Raluca Băcăoanu
Raluca Elena Băcăoanu (born 2 May 1989) is a Romanian handballer for CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud, Gloria Bistrița and the Romania women's national handball team, Romanian national team.
Achievements
*Liga Națională (women's handball ...
(born 1989), Romanian handballer
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Raluca Haidu
Raluca Haidu (born 20 November 1994 in Petroşani, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a European gold (2012) and bronze (2010) medallist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medallist on beam. (born 1994), Romanian gymnast
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Raluca Ioniță
Raluca Ionițǎ (born 9 June 1976 in Ploiești) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000
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(born 1976), Romanian sprint canoeist
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Raluca Izbașa, (born 1990), Romanian artistic gymnast
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Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. The winner of eleven singles and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,WTA ...
(born 1989), Romanian tennis player
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Raluca Onel, (born 1982), Romanian artistic gymnast
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Raluca Presadă, (born 1978), Romanian activist and politician
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Raluca Radulescu
Raluca L. Radulescu FLSW is professor of medieval literature at Bangor University. She is a specialist in Arthurian and non-Arthurian romances including Sir Thomas Malory and pious romances, medieval chronicles, political culture and gentry ...
, professor of medieval literature
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Raluca Ripan
Raluca Ripan (27 June 1894 – 5 December 1972) was a Romanian chemist, and a titular member of the Romanian Academy. She wrote many treatises, especially in the field of analytical chemistry.
Biography
She was born in Iași, in the Moldavia reg ...
(1894–1972), Romanian chemist
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Raluca Saita
Raluca Saita (born October 9, 1979 in Bucharest) is a Romanian film editor.
Biography
Raluca Saita is a film editor working in narrative, television and documentary, with over 8 years experience and an artistically background which complements her ...
(born 1979), Romanian film editor
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Raluca Sandu
Raluca Sandu (born 3 February 1980) is a Romanian former tennis player and professional padel player.
On 18 January 1999, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 68 whilst her best doubles ranking was 228 on 13 September 1999.
Raluca t ...
(born 1980), Romanian tennis player
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Raluca Sârghe
Monica Raluca Sârghe Simes is a former Romanian women's soccer, football player and current manager. She helped her teams win eight championships in Romania and five in Turkey also amassing 40 appearances in the UEFA Champions League as well as ...
(born 1987), Romanian footballer
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Raluca Sbîrcia
Raluca Sbîrcia (born 14 July 1989) is a Romanian épée fencer, bronze medallist in the 2013 World Fencing Championships.
Sbârcia joined the Romanian national team in 2012 after Simona Gherman, Loredana Dinu, and Anca Măroiu took a post-Olymp ...
(born 1989), Romanian épée fencer
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Raluca Șerban
Raluca Georgiana Șerban (; born 17 June 1997) is a Romanian-born Cypriot professional tennis player, who since 2019 has represented Cyprus. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 152, achieved on 24 July 2023, becoming the only Cypri ...
(born 1997), Romanian tennis player
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Raluca Strămăturaru
Raluca Nicoleta Strămăturaru (born 22 November 1985) is a Romanian luger who has competed since 1996. Her younger sister Violeta Strămăturaru is also a luger.
Strămăturaru's best Luge World Cup season finish was 23rd in women's singles in ...
(born 1985), Romanian luger
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Raluca Turcan
Raluca Turcan (; (); 2 April 1976) is a Romanian politician. A member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), she has been a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Sibiu County since 2004.
She has been married to Valeriu Turcan, a forme ...
(born 1976), Romanian politician
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Raluca Udroiu
Raluca Antonia Udroiu (born 12 May 1982 in Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania) is an international backstroke swimmer from Romania, who represented her native country at the Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Au ...
(born 1982), Romanian freestyle swimmer
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Ralu Caragea
Rallou Karatza-Argyropoulos (also rendered as Karatzis, Caradja and Karadja; ; , commonly , "Lady Ralu"; ; 179916 April 1870) was a Phanariote Greek actress, theater director, and dramaturge, also noted as a participant in the Greek War of Inde ...
(1799–1870), Romanian culture personality
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