Although it does sound pretty feminine, it's such a nice boy's name. There have been a ton of masculine girl names for years at this point, so having a boy named Luka isn't bad. And honestly, I prefer Luka over Luke as well.
I don't get why people are so up in arms about Luka being used as a girl's name. In my opinion it can totally work as both. I know Luka as a masculine name from the Suzanne Vega song, and I know it as a girl's name from the Vocaloid Megurine Luka (though it's technically meant to be Ruka since the letter L doesn't exist in the Japanese language, but whatever). I think this name sounds amazing no matter which gender it's used for!
I love the name Luka... for a BOY. Not every name that is used for boys needs to be used for girls.
― Anonymous User 6/18/2021
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Even though it means "blood" in my language (which is obviously unable to be used), I still like this name because of the Croatian footballer Luka Modrić. The Vocaloid association is just misleading; "L" does not exist in Japanese so Megurine Luka's name is supposed to be pronounced/spelled "Ruka". However, I wish the masculine rating would increase. It is a variant of Lucas/Lukas, and an "a" ending does not necessarily make it feminine. Use Lucia or Lucy instead for a girl!
Why are the comments so mad that it can be used on a girl...if you don't want to name your girl Luka then don't, just let people do what they want. It's not even that outrageous of a name - it's not like they're naming her John or Stephen or some other super boyish name. Luka to me doesn't sound inherently male or female, I think it works for both.
This is NOT a girl's name. Just because you think it sounds feminine doesn’t mean it is. Please, do not ever name your baby girl this. It sounds perfect on a boy though. I think it could work for non-binary too, though :)
― Anonymous User 8/9/2020
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Ewww. Why name your kid Luka (which sounds way too feminine) when you can name him Luke?
While it's used as a masculine name in many countries, it's still often used as a unisex name, and it's a name used by nonbinary people for that reason. I think labeling it solely as masculine is a little misleading because of that. I feel like a better labeling would be masculine and unisex.
I'm tired of people using male names on females. Just because you think a name sounds feminine doesn't mean it is. Luka isn't a feminine or unisex name. It's only a male name and I hope it stays that way.
Luka is a nice, gentle-sounding name. Although it sounds youthful in my opinion. Where I am from (Russia) the usage is completely masculine. I am not sure why the majority voted it as feminine.
I think this is a lovely name, however, it reminds me of "leukemia".
― Anonymous User 7/31/2015
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I had always thought of Luka as a feminine name, thanks to the female Vocaloid Luka Megurine. That being said, I think it would be a good name for either gender.
I feel that Luka is a version of Luke, however it is not strictly masculine. I am a girl and my name is actually Luka. Spelled the same and everything.