Just imagine he's running away from you in Tescos, and you have to shout his name
While i dont know hora, if he's anything like everyone else at Tescos that test is completely invalid. It's an out-of-control child racetrack.
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Names- come on. I need 'simulated' playground negativity on this choice
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A neighbours kid is called Luca, can't comment on how "school safe" it is, he's only just started school.
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Its just my view - I wanted a normal name with one syllable.
Being called Jeremy, having a lisp and going to a relatively tough Glasgow comprehensive was not always easy and a more common name would have helped.
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Luca - lukemia, puke, puker, flook, flooker, luca the fooka.
All pretty good really, any name is going to have playground connataions, who cares, BTFU. (B=Baby)
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luca sounds a bit soft, better not send him to work with rollerskates on or he'll catch a beating.
call him diesel.
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I also suggested Norton.
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I also suggested Norton.
Make sure you keep it just a 'suggestion'.
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My word. The person who 'named' Bingo has come up with a suggestion.
Arthur. A strong name, unusual yet 'not' unusual and possibly future-proofed.
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Luca, to be, sounds a bit like the name of one of the dogs the Russians sent into orbit during the space race. Saying that I don't think many young children will make the connection.
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Arthur - Art - Arse
Horachek - Hora - Hole
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I've got to get a strong sounding name. GF was really upset that he wasnt a girl.
Kingtut at school I was known as the Owl and later the school pervert) - asshole isnt that bad compared! .
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I've got to get a strong sounding name.
Samson
Atlas
Hulk
Actually, Hulk Horachek sounds great!
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hora, i like Facegina. thats a good solid name. or lenny
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One of the guys I went to school with adopted the name Bruce when he left home for uni, previously he was Wyndas (not so abreviated form Aelwyn). Most adopted their surnames or abreviations/lengthenings there of if their first name didn't work.
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Just a little warning - Filthy Lucre (pronounced Luca) used to be a common phrase, meaning bad money.
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I went to school with the name Arthur and moving down to England with a Scottish accent wasn't overly fun, especially as you are then called Arfer. Moving schools aged 13 and having to keep telling new people, especially girls was not fun, it took ages for them to believe you weren't taking the p1ss and when they realised it was true they just laughed. At 16 I left school and used my middle name (Scott), which is nice and ordinary. Maybe a more confident person would have been ok with it, but I really feel it held me back.
I will think long and hard before naming any future children.BTW I think Luca is ok, everybody will call him Luke anyway.
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I also see name calling with Seamus
Luca is ok - nothing springs to my mind to link Luca with name calling.
What about solid names like: Jack, Ryan, Wesley's cool? My mate's a big fan of X-Men and Wolverine so named his son Logan :p - I quite liked that.
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Samson
Atlas
Hulk
Actually, Hulk Horachek sounds great!
KINGTUT
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It's interesting, as someone above said, most of us as kids knew each other by their last names anyway. There was an aweful repetition of the "safe" names (4 james', 15+ andrews) in the year and so everyone just got nicknamed with their last name. Worked fine, everyone was happy.
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I went to school with the name Arthur and moving down to England with a Scottish accent wasn't overly fun, especially as you are then called Arfer. Moving schools aged 13 and having to keep telling new people, especially girls was not fun, it took ages for them to believe you weren't taking the p1ss and when they realised it was true they just laughed. At 16 I left school and used my middle name (Scott), which is nice and ordinary. Maybe a more confident person would have been ok with it, but I really feel it held me back.
You don't think arriving in an English school with a strong Scottish accent and telling everyone your name is Scott might have caused any problems?
The main problem I can see with Luca is he's going to spend his life having the same conversation:
"What's your name?"
"Luca."
"Luke?"
"No, Luca."
"How do you spell that?"Posted 2 years ago # -
"What's your name?"
"Luca."
"Luke?"
"No, Luca."
"How do you spell that?"and then...
"ah so you are half-Italian?" Err no.
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miketually,
I think it's all in the accent, Arthur said in a Scottish accent sounds strong and kingly. Arfer said in english estuary sounds like an old dodgy second hand car dealer
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All my lids have unusual old fashioned names, they love them and have never been teased about them. Kids are cruel, they'll find something to tease a kid about, it may be his name, may be his ears. If you like it do it, sod popular opinion.
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Luca? Can't say I fancy it myself, but then again my daughters middle name is Brian so I probably can't really comment.
Brian. Yes really. Seemed a good idea at the time.
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tribalchief, names that used to be square are now common place, but back in 89 it sucked. I have had some horrible conversations with my dad in the past along the lines of 'why did you put me through this f...ing torment?' It really did affect my life and I longed for the anonimity of being a Paul or David.
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Not necessarily Italian. There's a guy plays for spurs, Luca Modric, who I think is Croatian
Whatever names you give him, make sure you use the first one, it'll be less irritating for him in later life. My first name is Andrew & I hate it when people who don't know me address me with it
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Luka is the annoying git from Bayonetta...
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Some people in our village have a son called Luca, parents have Aussie and Italian blood.
Our youngest son is called Jago. Not many of them around.
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hora, i like Facegina. thats a good solid name. or lenny
lots
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I am with you bagstard.
Normal simple names only please
If you want luke make it luke - not luca. My brother in law is Luuc
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What if young facegina entered the British Secret service or Army?
The names, J'inar, Facegina.
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Sue.
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Luca no unless you are italian
Luke, Lucas yes
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Somehow the choice of name is possibly least likely to be the source of playground name calling - he might pop out with red hair yet - having a red haired son I don't have a problem with that, but one advantage - they learn to fight well!!
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Sue.
Or Bernard.
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