A name like Luca

Can anyone suggest any names that have the same feel to them as [name]Luca[/name]? Our son’s name is [name]Luca[/name] which I love and I need a name for his baby brother due soon. We do have an Italian last name but his brother’s name doesn’t necessarily have to be Italian…

I want to find something I love as much as [name]Luca[/name]…it’s hard!

Hm, how about…

[name]Rocco[/name]
[name]Emilio[/name]
[name]Cosimo[/name]
[name]Paolo[/name]
[name]Franco[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Nico[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Angelo[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]
[name]Leon[/name]
[name]Pietro[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Romeo[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Taddeo[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]

I tried to include a few non-Italian names… Any of those appeal to you?

I really like [name]Luca[/name]! For his brother…
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Enzo[/name]
[name]Aldo[/name]
[name]Piero[/name]
[name]Otto[/name]
[name]Leon[/name]
[name]Rex[/name]

I love [name]Luca[/name]! Have you considered [name]Marco[/name]? I know brothers named [name]Luca[/name] and [name]Marco[/name] and I always thought they were great together.
Good luck!

There’s always the other apostles – [name]Marco[/name], [name]Matteo[/name], [name]Giovanni[/name], [name]Tommaso[/name], [name]Andrea[/name], [name]Pietro[/name], [name]Taddeo[/name], [name]Giacomo[/name], [name]Simone[/name]…Also, you can take classic saints’ names like [name]John[/name], [name]Joseph[/name], and [name]Anthony[/name]/[name]Antony[/name] and translate them into English and they go well with [name]Luca[/name].

[name]Nico[/name] and [name]Franco[/name] are Niccolo and [name]Francesco[/name]. Since [name]Francesca[/name] is more common now than it used to be, [name]Francesco[/name] might be cute and it has many nns. Also, I love [name]Nico[/name], but I’m not a fan of nns as first names, so Niccolo, [name]Nicola[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name], and [name]Nicol[/name] might work too.

Other names might be: [name]Silvio[/name], [name]Silvano[/name], [name]Ignazio[/name], [name]Giulio[/name], [name]Giuseppe[/name] ([name]Pippo[/name], [name]Pepe[/name], and Peppino), [name]Salvatore[/name], [name]Carmine[/name], [name]Santino[/name], [name]Antonio[/name], [name]Anselmo[/name], [name]Alessandro[/name], [name]Alessio[/name], [name]Bartolomeo[/name] (that’s the apostle I forgot!), Bartolo, [name]Davidde[/name], [name]Rafaelle[/name], [name]Gabriele[/name], [name]Angelo[/name], Giustino, [name]Timoteo[/name], [name]Ruggiero[/name], [name]Rodolfo[/name], [name]Raimundo[/name], [name]Edmundo[/name], [name]Eduardo[/name], [name]Paolo[/name], [name]Patrizio[/name], Felippo, [name]Pasquale[/name], [name]Domenico[/name], [name]Vincenzo[/name], [name]Teodoro[/name], etc.

Hmm. [name]Luca[/name] is so lovely but I wouldn’t pick anything TOO masculine with it. Something like…IDK, [name]Hunter[/name], would seem too much with [name]Luca[/name]. But!
[name]Rocco[/name]
[name]Nico[/name] (love!)
[name]Aldo[/name] (love!)
[name]Marco[/name]
[name]Enzo[/name] (love!)
[name]Matteo[/name]
[name]Gianni[/name]
[name]Lorenzo[/name], if you don’t mind repeating initials

let us know, please!

[name]Rocco[/name]! My friend has a son [name]Luca[/name] and when she got pregnant a second time they were going to name them [name]Rocco[/name], however baby #2 is a little girl named [name]Bella[/name]. :confused: Anyway, I fell in love with the names together and think they would make great brothers. If [name]Rocco[/name] isn’t your thing how about:
[name]Gio[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Enzo[/name]
[name]Marco[/name]
[name]Matteo[/name]
[name]Nico[/name]
[name]Mikko[/name]
[name]Anton[/name]
[name]Ari[/name]
[name]Deon[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Stefan[/name]

[name]Cruz[/name]!
I love short names!

Names similar to [name]Luca[/name] (at least in my opinion):
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Romeo[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Elias[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Miles[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Liam[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Landon[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]James[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Victor[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]William[/name]

The only name I’ll add to everyone else’s suggestions is [name]Ezra[/name].

I think [name]Theo[/name]/ [name]Teo[/name], [name]Leo[/name], or [name]Hugo[/name] goes great with [name]Luca[/name]. [name]Luca[/name] & [name]Leo[/name] are a little matchy, but [name]Luca[/name] & [name]Theo[/name] ([name]TAY[/name]-o) are perfect!

I love [name]Paolo[/name] and [name]Matteo[/name], think they both are great with [name]Luca[/name]!

I love [name]Luca[/name]!

[name]How[/name] about…
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Mauro[/name] (I have seen this on other websites, just not Nameberry.)
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Milo[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Nino[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Nico[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Silas[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Noel[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Aldo[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Elio[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Matteo[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Nilo[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Roman[/name]
[name]Luca[/name] & [name]Axel[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] this helps!

I love [name]Matteo[/name] or [name]Rocco[/name] with [name]Luca[/name]. [name]Just[/name] wondering what your girls name would have been for [name]Luca[/name]'s sister?

I love [name]Luca[/name], its on my own list :slight_smile:

[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Beau[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Benedict[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Darius[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Paul[/name]
[name]Caspar[/name]