Luka for a boy - would you always think of him from ER??

[Janus]

I really like this name but, having just watched my sky+ ER today, wonder if people automatically think of him from ER or not?
Also, being 'foreign' (European but from where?) does it matter that neither parent is from that country? ie, I always thought if you had an Irish name you should have some Irish in your family somewhere.
Help!! (16 days to go!!)

'My name is Luka, I live on the second floor, I live upstairs from you, yes I think you've seen me before' Suzanne Vegas I think.

My friend v drunk, playing this on guitar, singing at the top of her voice, in a strong West country accent, for some reason.

Thats what I think of.

I would think of ER, but then I think that oran Visnjic is gorgeous

I think it's a cute name, and if you like it, have it Don't worry about tv programmes that come and go.

or even Goran Visnjic

Suzanne Vega - battered child I'm afriad.

it's nice, know of a lukas

Luka is quite popular here, and Lucas and Luke. I definitely prefer Luka to the others. Don't watch ER so not an issue. Call your child a name you both really like. If it's Luka, go with that, I don't think country of origin matters, really.

Pav, completely forgot about that one, eek! So it must be a woman's name too, oh heck!
FAQ, I think he's gorgeous too but am worried people will think I'm sad enough to name my child after him, which isn't why I like it! Still better than being called after some ugly bloke I suppose!

Luka for a boy is lovely, a freind just called her little boy Lukas instead of the normal Lucas/Luke

I know a little boy called Carter and everyone always asks his parents "like in ER?" (the answer is yes, that s where they got the idea).

I'm with Suzanne Vega on Luka, but maybe that's just my age

I would think of ER if you kept the spelling as Luka which is the Eastern European spelling. Luca, the Italian spelling is much nicer anyway imo.

My first thought was Suzanne Vega too.

I like Luke, and I like Lucas, but I'm not so keen on Luka/Luca. Not sure why really, just doesn't do it for me.

The Italian (and Croatian) spelling is actually Luca.
I am a strong beleiver that a baby should have links with the country from which its name originates.
And TBH everytime I meet a little Luca (and there are lots of then around here), I think "your Mum fancies that Goran bloke from ER".

also think os suzanne vega

Also my hubby named our dd Emma at the same time rachel had baby Emma in friends, didn't bother me one bit, people could think what they liked, although i never watched friends, i did look at hubby suspiciously when i found out that rachels baby was Emma but he swears he didn't copy

also think os suzanne vega

I know a Luca. Both parents English.

I think its a lovely name - don;t worry about the Suzzane Vega or ER association.

I didn;t call my DD1 Phoebe because DH thought people would think of Friends, he relented and said that we could for DD2 (as he didn;t feel it was as much of an issue) but for my own stupid reasons I didn't - wish I did now.

Go with the name you like and stuff everyone else! Your son will become Luka and everyone will forget about anything else

TBH I think the Emma and Pheobe examples are quite different. They are traditional English names and 1000s of women in the UK have been given those names for generations. Therefore the fact that a character in Friends then has that name is unlikely to be people's only, or even primary, association with it. In contrast Luca was virtually unheard of as a name for children of UK heritage until the ER character became popular. Therefore I think it has a much stronger association as a celeb inspired name.

Not watched ER so haven't that association, have got the Suzanne Vegas song (btw it's about someone (I always assumed it was a woman) covering up for an abusive patner - very sad) I would assume the name referred to a girl.

Janus, I love it; it's a great name. (Have to admit I'm biased tho' as it's my DS's middle name.)

Go for it

Er, well, Lucas is, I mean. Can you believe I got in a muddle over my own DS's name?

Soooooooooo tired.
Sorry.

Love Luka too though.

I think Suzanne Vega too.

I also think that name ending in A are generally girls in English. And I think it's very hard to be a boy with a gender-ambiguous name,