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I prefer Lucas, but Luca is nice. I would generally stay away from the repeated "c" sounds so close together, but I am reminded of why I warmed to the name Luca to begin with...the handsome, Luka Kovak, played by Goran Visnjic on TV's "ER". I have to admit I never noticed a problem with this character's name and I'm sure it was said rather frequently.

This message was edited 2/14/2013, 1:51 PM

I quite like Luca. I'd consider using Luka if it wasn't so popular here (it's been number one for the past decade).

I like it. I first started liking it for a girl, but I've grown to like it on boys too. I don't think it would be too bad with a C last name. Not as bad as Luke, for instance, because it has a vowel in between.

Luca C___ makes me quit hesitant as well. Unless maybe the first sound is "kay" (Luca Cambridge), I don't think I would do it.

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I do like the name though. Even if it does sound a bit trendy.

On a kid like mine (American with no particular other heritage) it's just Euro-chic. Luca is to Lucas and Luke as Matthias and Matteo are to Matthew. I don't mean it's bad, but it's sort of like Erik, Sean, Keith, Brian, Kyle ... pulled from another language to get away from the mainstream. Trendy, in a weird way?

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Not so much if you're from a country where Luca is the usual form of the name.

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I think Lucas C______ would sound nice(r).

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This message was edited 2/14/2013, 10:37 AM

I don't like when hard-c's collide. It just sounds clumsy and unattractive.

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And I don't like Luca either. "My name is Luka, I live on the second floor." Also it has the vibe of "Lucas and Luke are just soooo popular, we're going to call him Luca!"