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[Opinions] Luca.... on a girl?
I'm starting to like the sound of Luca on a girl. Do you think Luca would work on a girl, or should it only be masculine?
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No!!!Luca pronounced 'LOO-kah' is a boy's name to me. The Hungarian form mentioned here is pronounced 'LOO-tzah' and is also used in Croatia as a nn for Lucija.I'm really not a big fan of English speakers thinking that every name ending in -a for another language is female (and then they get outraged if someone names a girl Noah or Jeremiah).
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I'm not sure - particularly on this site - that it can be assumed that all English speakers assume that if a name ends in 'a' it's feminine. Luka and Luca (pronounced Loo-ka) are/have been used as diminutives of a number of girl's names over time - including Lucretia, Lukina, Lukiia and Lukardis. I would imagine the names could also work for Lucrece, Ludovica and Ludwika. I'm not sure when diminutives become 'legitimately' considered usable in their own right - but both Luka and Luca have been used as stand-alone girl's names (outside of Hungary, and (interestingly) most often in Europe) for some time - even if they have never reached 'top ten' or 'top 100' status. In addition, they are also stand-alone names in their own right, without having developed as diminutives (one of the Period Russian Name links on this site lists Luka as most likely being a feminine version of Luk; Luka is the Hawaiian version of Ruth etc)I appreciate that must come across as odd in Croatia - where Luka has been the most popular boy's name for so long - but to dismiss the use of Luca and Luka on girls as somehow representing 'English ignorance' isn't quite right. (and had to add - Noah is a girl's name as well :)
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Being Italian, it feels very male to me, but I guess if you're not in Italy you can pull it off (and anyway I've encountered some female Andrea, so I wouldn't be surprized Luca became kinda unisex too).
For some reason, Luka feels more feminine.
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yesI think it's beautiful on a girl - although I love Luka even more.
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I love Luca for a girl i think its pretty :)
As long as the MN is VERY feminine
I love;Luca Isabella
Luca Evangeline
Luca Rose
Luca Madeleine
Luca Matilda :)
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it's on my list love it!
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I know a female LucaMy cousin's girlfriend, who's probably about 21. I'm not sure what country she's from, but it's not the US. She's from somewhere in Europe.Luca is actually a unisex name. It sounds like it could be a feminine version of Luke anyway.
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Only if you're pronouncing it LOO-tsahLuca is feminine in Hungarian, but only pronounced LOO-tsah. Pronounced LOO-kah, it's only a boys' name.
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I disagree...In MY humble opinion, it is definitely OK to pronounce a name from another country in one's mother tongue or in the language of the country one lives in. Think of all the Greek names a number of people here like very much - I suppose they mostly pronounce them English for most of them live in the US or Great Britain or Australia. And I think that's more than OK, as long as different, language-specific pronounciations of a name don't get mixed up, which I hate (some Germans have that with French names; they pronounce them half French, half German - ick).----As for your question, Dracotorix: I particularly love Luca on a girl, both in English, Hungarian and German, and even in French. I think it sounds much more feminine in a way anyway, and I prefer Lucas and Lucian etc. to Luca for a boy.
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I much prefer it on a boy.
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DefinitelyLike many Italian boys names (Andrea is the most common example) this would definitely work on a girl! It's unisex but has a very feminine sound, in my opinion. It's one of the most common boys names here in Germany but also getting popular for girls. I think there's nothing masculine about it.
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I think it works, but I would spell it Luka.
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It is unisex, so...it works on a girl. I may prefer it on a boy, but I have no problem with its use on a girl.
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I prefer Luca to be masculine only. If I encountered the name, I'd expect it to belong to a boy. I think it could work on a girl, but I wouldn't be happy to see it used for a girl.
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No!I know that Luca is a legit girls name in certain cultures, but I'm from Italy where it's strictly masculine so I really can't imagine it on a girl. I do like Lucia though.
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