Luca or Luka? Spelling help!

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I’m trying to decide on which spelling to use, [name_u]Luca[/name_u] or [name_m]Luka[/name_m]. His name will legally be with an s on the end ([name_m]Lucas[/name_m] / Lukas), but my spouse and I know we will primarily call him [name_u]Luca[/name_u] / Luka or [name_m]Luc[/name_m] / Luke.

Our surname starts with a C so I was thinking [name_u]Luca[/name_u] may look better aesthetically, but both of our families immigrated to the USA from Eastern Europe circa 1930/40s and I’ve read that [name_m]Luka[/name_m] is the most popular spelling there. Help?!

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I prefer the [name_m]Luka[/name_m] spelling but it depends on how you choose to spell his full name, unless that spelling depends on the nickname, so that they match.

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Luca from a purely aesthetic point of view

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I really like [name_m]Lukas[/name_m]/Luka/Luke.

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I prefer [name_u]Luca[/name_u].

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I prefer [name_u]Luca[/name_u], but even though that’s more common in my family, if [name_m]Luka[/name_m] is the more popular spelling in your culture, that might be a sweet homage!

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I prefer [name_u]Luca[/name_u], but it can depend sere you live. K can be more predominant in some cultures.

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I slightly prefer [name_u]Luca[/name_u] aesthetically, but I like the idea of using [name_m]Luka[/name_m] for the family/cultural connection!

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I like [name_u]Luca[/name_u] better!

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I prefer [name_m]Luka[/name_m], as it looks more authentic to me, even though I know [name_u]Luca[/name_u] is perfectly legitimate.

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[name_u]Luca[/name_u]/Lucas is more popular in the US I believe, but if you are fine it being misspelled sometimes, it would be great to honor your heritage with [name_m]Luka[/name_m]/Lukas.

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I prefer [name_u]Luca[/name_u], but I can understand the appeal of using [name_m]Luka[/name_m] to honor your heritage. Either way, it’s a good name

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I prefer [name_u]Luca[/name_u]

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I prefer [name_u]Luca[/name_u] aesthetically, but [name_m]Luka[/name_m] makes more sense if the name will actually be [name_m]Lukas[/name_m].