Luc

French
"man from Lucania"

Luc Origin and Meaning

The name Luc is a boy's name of French origin meaning "man from Lucania".

Luc is the sleeker Gallic cousin of Luke, and if you want to know the difference between their pronunciations, just watch Kevin Kline's hilarious description in the film French Kiss. Peter Gabriel and Sean Patrick Thomas picked this version for their sons.

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Famous People Named Luc

  • Luc Besson
    French film director
  • Luc Bourdon
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Luc Jean
    Marie Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Luc Antoine Montagnier
    French virologist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of HIV
  • Luc Ferrari
    French composer
  • Luc Jacquet
    French film director
  • Lucien James "Luc" Longley
    Australian basketball player
  • Luc Tuymans
    Belgian painter
  • Luc Coulier
    son of comedian/actor Dave Coulier
  • Luc Gabriel (b. 2008)
    son of English singer,songwriter Peter Gabriel
  • Luc Laurent Thomas (b. 2010)
    son of American actors Sean Patrick Thomas and Aonika Laurent
  • Luc Plamondon
    French,Canadian lyricist and songwriter

The name Luc in Pop Culture

  • Jean
    Luc Picard, Captain of The Enterprise Starship in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  • Luc Cornet
    injured French soldier in "Atonement" (book/film)
  • Luc
    bearer of the True Wind Rune in the Suikoden video game series

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