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what do you think of Luca for a boy?

89 replies

mum2b09 · 21/01/2009 17:20

i have been thinking of names for a boy for ages and really just cant pick one i like luca but i dont realy know if im 100% on it what do you think girls any opinions welcome thanxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Brangelina · 22/01/2009 13:18

Nooo, Luca is a really common (as in ubiquitous) name in Italy, sort of equivalent of Jack. Very boring imo. I'd find it a bit weird sounding with a UK surname but then I suppose if Italians are choosing names such as Kevin and Brian (seen it written as Brayan), then anything goes.

TwoIfBySea · 22/01/2009 13:09

My friend's ds is Luca. Plus they have a really long Italian surname (her dh is from Italian/Scottish stock) so it sounds really lyrical when spoken.

I also like Enzo if going down the Italian route. And my first boyfriend was called Fabrizio!

Volkl · 22/01/2009 13:03

my friends boy is called Luca and i think its a wonderful name.. i'd have used it if it worked with my surname.

countrylover · 22/01/2009 12:40

I love it too and DH wants it for our DS due in a couple of months.

However we don't have any Italian roots whatsoever and so I'm reluctant to give him such a Mediterranian sounding name when DH is Irish!

countrylover · 22/01/2009 12:40

I love it too and DH wants it for our DS due in a couple of months.

However we don't have any Italian roots whatsoever and so I'm reluctant to give him such a Mediterranian sounding name when DH is Irish!

Astrophe · 22/01/2009 07:42

I love it - would never think it was a girl's name. Not so keen on Lucas - sounds too close to mucous.

LynetteScavo · 22/01/2009 07:40

I love it.

nooka · 22/01/2009 05:35

I would assume it was a girl.

oliviasmama · 22/01/2009 05:19

I like it a lot

vess · 22/01/2009 05:00

I know a baby Luca - his mum is Italian, though.

Prefer Lucas.

lou33 · 22/01/2009 00:57

my friend had a girl on monday and called her molly

cheesesarnie · 21/01/2009 22:46

my dd is molly but i have no irish connections.odd.

Cies · 21/01/2009 22:40

Do you have any Italian connections? If not, IMO it's a bit odd to call your son such an Italian name. But that's just my opinion

random · 21/01/2009 22:37

I like it

thequietone · 21/01/2009 22:36

my DS2 is called Lucca. We always loved Luca as a name and then visited Lucca in Tuscany a few years back. It was so stunning that we decided to use the name and add our own extra bit to make him special

LaDiDaDi · 21/01/2009 22:31

Very nice. Really like it .

Heated · 21/01/2009 22:30

It's one of those names I like but would never use because we don't have any Italian roots, but there are plenty of people who don't think that is important. It is very popular on babynaming chatrooms, classed as a 'modern classic' along with Finlay and Zac. I believe Colin Firth's children are called Luca and Matteo.

KerryTheMNExpertonEverything · 21/01/2009 22:19

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kidcreoleandthecoconuts · 21/01/2009 22:17

I really like Luca. It's a lovely name.

no5 · 21/01/2009 22:11

i rather like lucas. its shortened lucas, isn it?

wuglet · 21/01/2009 22:09

Lovely name - was my second choice for DS.

And as it is becoming more common will not get people thinking it is a girls name etc.

Still to meet one myself (most of my name opinions are heavily influenced by people I know with that name )

MrsDoylesMole · 21/01/2009 21:59

Nice name ,i know of 3 round here.

othersideofchannel · 21/01/2009 21:59

Has a very Italian ring to it...

And I find it a little feminine sounding, probably because it ends in 'a'.

If you want an Italian name, I prefer Luciano, Fabio or Alessandro.

PlainOldPeachy · 21/01/2009 21:52

I like it, never met one myself

RachieB · 21/01/2009 21:52

kerry,its pronounced Luke - a

I prefer Lucas