I like
Luca (or
Luka). It reminds me of the good-looking Croatian doctor in E.R. (his real fn is
Goran). I know
Luca is a male name, so it does not sound feminine to me. Though there is always a risk that ignorant people would. But is this really a problem, since he could go by the nn
Luke if he wants to?
If his surname is long, I would use a short mn (
Luca James,
Luca Miles,
Luca John etc.) If his surname is short, I would use a long mn (
Benjamin,
Jonathan,
Sebastian,
Gregory etc.)
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (
Edith Södergran 1891-1923)