When you hear Lucas, do you think mucus?

[Pregnantwhale]

My dh loves the name Lucas but I am not so sure because I think it rhymes with mucus and my yet to be born son will get picked on at school!
Or am I being ridiculous?!
What do you think of lucas - yay or nay??

No never thought that.

I'd never thought of that! Wouldn't worry about him being picked on; not many school children use the word "mucus"!!

No! Nor will the kids at school, they're more 'snot' than 'mucas'!! Lucas is nice, but Luca is GREAT (as is Cass....) if it makes you feel a bit weird tho, perhaps it's not quite right? What are your other ideas?

I didn't until my Lukas was born and my older son, then only 17 months, couldn't say his l's. So for several months, his baby brother was sadly known as 'Mukas' and people used to visably flinch when he said it! I am pleased to say however that over a year later, the problem has been resolved!

Lucas/Lukas/Luke - all lovely names

No. Does Rose make you think of nose?

No, but now I will .

Hmm, Lucas North! Still wish Adam/Rupert was in Spooks though! :)

No!

I think of my beautiful ds.

no! i love luca.

Luca is a girls name to my ears. Perhaps because of the 'a' ending and the song 'my name is Luca'...

othersideofchannel - I wanted to call ds Luca, but my mum said the same thing.

Love the name Lucas.

Couldn't have considered it for DS as too many SSSs. Otherwise would have been high on the list.

Inever liked it partly becaue of the Lucas Mucas thing...but one of my good friends called her son Lucas, and he is a lovely boy, and I am getting over the mucas associations!

there is another thread that may interest you... :)

othersideofchannel, the song doesn't say that Luca is a girl though, does it? I always assumed the song was about a boy but I may well be wrong!

I like luca :)

Lucas makes me think of the very odd looking man in Guess Who called Lucas, who is all blond curly hair and blond beard.....it has put me off the name completely! Never made the connection with mucus though, and I also love Luca as a name.

I have a Luke (5)...his best friend is Lucas!! Lucas is ok, will date though I feel, and there are 3 or 4 in the infants at his school.

I have a Lucas who is 13, i have just asked him and he said no one has ever said it to him at school. So i dont think its something that is thought staight away when you hear Lucas.
I cant believe how popular it is now though when i called it him in 1997 it was considered unusual and people used to often comment on his nice but unusual name.

no! In the same way that Matt doesn't make me think of bat and Tom doesn;t make me think of Bomb etc etc. You are overthinking.
Lucas is a lovely name.

I'm glad lots of other MNetters thought of Lucas North too.

I like the name Lucas, but it does remind me of the condition Lupus.

Yes, but I'm immature like that. Whenever I meet a Nicholas, I can't help but think 'knickerless'.

:o