Lucca?

cqhof

If we have a girl, my boyfriend really wants to name her Lucca. It's traditionally a boys name in Italy, and it means "bringer of light." We both like the middle name Rae. He's in love with it, and I like the name too, but I wonder if it's too untraditional?

magsugar13

were you hoping for a boy?

eileenmcgoo

It's a lovely name...for a boy. Please don't name your daughter that.

JadaBlue

"My name is Luka. I live on the second floor." Luca is great for a boy.

bbiutmcph

I don't understand slapping a girl with a fantastic Italian male name. It's not just in Italy that's a boy name and I can't image anyone with any Italian heritage wanting to use it on a girl. Not to mention then using Rae there isn't one femine sound to it Lucia is a nice girl option.

CharmBombExplosion

There are so many beautiful Italian girls names to choose from. I generally don't understand why you would want everyone to think you had/wanted a boy.

emgee27

Luca is on our short list....for a boy. It's a boys name for sure.

Bringmemylongswordho

Your daughter deserves a feminine name.

Sassenach1743

The proper spelling is Luca. It's a masculine name, adding an extra 'c' does not make it a feminine variant. Suggest Lucia or Luciana, these are feminine names that are appropriate for a girl.

Lucca Rae sounds trendy and reads straight from a teenager's "what I want to name my kid someday" list.

ElRuby

I would never think this was for a girl.

fwtx5815

All boy. Please don't.

holocene

I would never, ever guess Lucca Rae is a girl. 

If you do use Luca, please spell it Lucca. The extra c doesn't make it feminine, but made up. 

g8trkim

First of all, it's definitely a boys name. Second, the Lucca spelling isn't a first name. It's a place and maybe a surname. It's just a trendy variant of Luca. Rae is just eh. Lucia is a beautiful name for a girl. Putting a misspelled boys name on a girl isn't clever. It just makes you look like you don't know any better.

keri0426

JadaBlue said:

"My name is Luka. I live on the second floor." Luca is great for a boy.

Now I will have that song stuck in my head all day! Lol

4N6s

Luka is great for a boy.
What about Lucy?

ncm1919

Lucca is an improperly spelled, boys name. How about Lucia if you want to stay Italian?

I don't think it's untraditional. I think it's a hack job. Sorry to be harsh but these are beautiful, classic names that are being sawed apart for the sake of being unique. I think it will reflect poorly on you and your partner.

sherbear82

Does Lucca sound like "Luck-ah"? That's what it looks like.

saham07

Lucia Rae would be beautiful

lauren_m

I'm Italian American and live in a predominantly Italian American area. Luca is very commonly used where I'm from, and I've never seen it used on a girl. It's definitely a name for a boy.

PhoebeJune1984

I have a baby name app that has "Lucca" suggested as a girl name. However, I would say that there are SOOOOO many names on that app that are either masculine (and they spelled it different to make it look feminine), or made up names, or spelled uniquely, that after making a list of names that I like.....I go online to make sure that it is a legit name for the sex that I want to use it for. Even if you Google "female name Lucca" it pops up as being the male name Luca.

I agree with the previous posters, that Lucia Rae is so much cooler!