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I love the name Luca for a boy! I hate it for a girl, so I don't find it feminine at all. I much prefer it without a nn too. Here are a few combo suggestions:

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Luca Jesse
Luca Bennett
Luca Benjamin
Luca Vincent
Luca Charlie
Luca Daniel
Luca Darcy
Luca Henry
Luca Nathaniel
Luca Maxwell
Luca Sebastian
Luca Samuel
Luca James
Luca Jeremy
Luca Felix
Luca Joseph
Luca Mason

I love Luca, though I think I prefer Luka. I go back and forth on this, but Luka tends to look like the more boyish spelling to me--and it's one of the few names I love the look of the K in.

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In any case, it's certainly masculine enough for a boy and doesn't need a nickname. If you went with one, though, I'd go with Luc/Luk rather than Luke; the E on the end makes it look like a whole other name (which, of course, it is) rather than a nickname. If I had a kid named Luka, I'd probably call him Lucky, myself--but I don't expect that to be a popular option around here.

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Let's see...Luca/Luka middle names.

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Luka Joseph
Luka Theodore
Luka Desmond
Luka Vincent
Luka Victor
Luka Niles
Luka William
Luka Wilde
Luka Francis
Luka John
Luka Martin
Luka Willard
Luka Henry

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I have a hard time coming up with very Julia-ish names, ha. I tried to stick with the straight and narrow of traditional boy names, but it's simply not something I can do. ;)

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Array

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"Phineas. That's an interesting name."
"Yeah. It's Latin for 'kick me'."

I like Luca, but to me it's a bit feminine. With the nn Luke, I would love it though, because Luke is very good :)

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Luca Adam
Luca Matteo
Luca William
Luca James
Luca Aaron
Luca Benjamin
Luca Ryan
Luca Nolan
Luca Donovan
Luca Oliver
Luca Andrew
Luca Terrance
Luca Matthew
Luca Eli
Luca Thomas
Luca Gabriel
Luca Aidan

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Hope these were helpful :)

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I adore the name Luca, I also like Lucas but Luca is more beautiful.
But I would never use it because it is HORRIBLY popular here in Germany, one of the Top 5 names for boys under 10...

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But if it is not that popular where you live (or if you don't care about popularity), I would definitely use it !

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I love Luca Jonathan, Luca Matteo/Matthew, Luca Elias, Luca Benjamin, Luca Timothy, Luca Finley, Luca Constantin, Luca Milo, Luca Miles, Luca Owen, Luca William, Luca Samuel, Luca Romeo...

LOVE it! It's among my favorite boys names, and I don't think that it's too feminine at all.

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I like the combo Luca Vincent.

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BTW, if you didn't see it I responded to your Mira post : )

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CIARDA"Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh
name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson." - Mark Twain

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Loving the names: Mira, Lilia, Dominic, Asher

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Proud Aunt to Everett & Ella

This message was edited 12/27/2005, 5:14 PM

I love Luca!

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~Lisa~
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!!!!!: Morgaine, Arthur, Vivianne, Lancelot, and Guinevere
???????: William, Charles, Percival, Frederick, George, Ronald, & Ginevra

I don't think Luca sounds feminine at all. To me, it sounds like a nice Italian boy's name.

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Using Luke as a nickname for Luca is do-able, however it doesn't sit right with me. It's like using the nickname Kate for a Catherine. For Luca, I think Luc would look better, but it's about personal preferences. :)

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As for middle names, I once favoured Luca Olivier after the brilliant actor. I'm not so sure of your style of names, so I can't give an opinion at the moment.

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Luca isnt my style but its a nice enough name and is steadily rising up the popularity charts for the uk
Luca Dominic
Luca James
Luca Matthew
Luca Philip
Luca Peter
Luca Stephan
Luca William

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Paula

I love Luca and I can't stand Lucas at all
for a mn
Luca Alexander
Luca Thomas
Luca Andrew
Luca Joseph
Luca David
Luca Benjamin
Luca Adrian
Luca Jonathan
Luca Adam
Luca Daniel

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Luca is nms, sorry, I do prefer Lucas. Luca doesn't sound feminine to me at all though, Luke is a cute nn. :)

Luca's not feminine at all IMO. When I hear the name Luca I think of the guy on E.R...

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and I wonder
when I sing along with you
if everything could ever feel this real forever
if anything could ever be this good again

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?

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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.)

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