Loïc
Loïc is a male personal forename chiefly used in France and French-speaking countries.
Origins
There is some disagreement over the origin of the name. A commonly held view in France, especially amongst non-Breton speaking Bretons is that it is the Breton form of the name Louis. However, Breton speakers point out that "ic" is a diminutive, and thus "Little Lo" makes no sense in Breton language. A more informed origin is that it actually is "the old Provençal form of Louis",[citation needed] in which case it means "Famed Warrior".[1] A second, less well accepted explanation of the origin of the name is that its source is "Loukas", a Greek name meaning "One from Lucania". This would group the name with other names that have this root, such as Luke, Luc and Lucas.[2]
Notable people named Loïc
- Loïc Amisse, French football manager
- Loïc Bigois, French Formula One Aerodynamicist
- Loïc Courteau, French tennis player
- Loïc Dachary, French programmer and pioneer of the GNU Project
- Loïc De Kergret, French volleyball player
- Loïc Duval, French race car driver
- Loïc Guillon, French football defender
- Loïc Jacquet, French rugby union player
- Loïc Jean-Albert, French parachutist
- Loïc Jouannigot, French children's book illustrator
- Loïc Le Meur, French blogger
- Loïc Leferme, French diver
- Loïc Loval, French football player
- Loïc Lumbilla Kandja, French football player
- Loïc Matile, French entomologist
- Loïc Nottet, Belgian singer
- Loïc Perizzolo, Swiss racing cyclist
- Loïc Perrin, French football player
- Loïc Rémy, French football player
- Loïc Wacquant, French sociologist
- Loïc Hijl, Tu/e Student
References
- ^ BabyNames.com Please note that this reference compares the name to Lewis, rather than Louis. One origin of the name Lewis is the same root as the name Louis
- ^ Babynamer.com
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