Luc name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Greek and Latin
Usage: English and French
Pronunciation: luc
Meaning: Light, Illumination, Form of Luke, A Region of Southern Italy, From Lucania, Daylight Babies and Shining
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What does Luc mean?

Of Old Greek and Latin origin, Trendy Luc is a boy name mostly used in English and French, Luc means "Light, Illumination, Form of Luke, A Region of Southern Italy, From Lucania, Daylight Babies or Shining".

Luc is variant form of illustrous, long standing and biblical Luke. Luke is English equivalent of Lukas. Also Luke is form of Lucius in Latin language. Luke's meaning is Form of Lucus and A Region of Southern Italy is of Old Greek and Latin origin.

The name is celebrated on October 18th.

How do I pronounce Luc?

The one syllabled name Luc is commonly pronounced as luc.

Variants of Luc

Loukas, Lucas, Luke, Lukas, Lucius, Lluc, Lucky, Lukeanthony, Luccas, Lukaz, Liuz, Luce, Lucia, Lucilla, Lucianus, Luckey

Names that rhyme with Luc

How popular is the name Luc?

Luc was a popular name in France. Over 55292 babies have been named Luc since 1924. At the peak of its usage in 1962, it ranked 47th when 2127 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However after 78 years, the name is on free fall on the charts. In addition to that, the name has been in the top 50 baby names 5 times Luc used to be a common name in United States, first appeared in 1949 and over 3277 babies have been given the name in 62 years.

At its zenith in 2002,. However after 62 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. Also, Luc used to be a common name in Netherlands, first appeared in 2016 and over 340 babies have been given the name in 3 years.

When at the peak of its usage in 2016,. However after 3 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts.

Luc is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 400 names.

In 2000, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 348 on boy names chart when 72 babies were given the name Luc. There are over 950 babies that have been given the name Luc in England and Wales.

But Luc is a popular baby name in Belgium where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Vietnam, DR Congo, Canada, Madagascar, Cameroon, Burundi, Haiti, Chad, Congo, Benin and Ethiopia.

As per our evaluation, over 470000 people has been named Luc globally.

YearRankBirths
2023354632
2022217766
2021231159
2020249551
2019236157
2018216564
2017187178
2016165496
2015184280
2014172987
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Luc in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands60917311044
Finland1151050

Numerological analysis of Luc

Most people undervalue your smartness because they believe that beauty never goes with intelligence. If the letter L is your cornerstone, you stand for beauty and attractiveness. You are born to be a singer, writer, actor, model, or a public speaker. Not everyone wants to change the world as you do. You always tell the best motivational stories and give the best advice, but rarely who truly listens.

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Famous people named Luc

  • Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral
  • Luc Steels, Belgian scientist and artist
  • Luc Plamondon, French-Canadian lyricist and music executive
  • Luc d'Achery, learned French Benedictine of the Congregation of St
  • Luc Donckerwolke, Belgian car designer at Hyundai's Genesis luxury division and a former design director at Volkswagen Group's Bentley
  • Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer and moralist
  • Luc Lacourcière, Quebec author and ethnographer
  • Luc Mesadieu, Haitian political figure and member of the political party New Christian Movement for a New Haiti
  • Luc Sindjoun, professor of Political Science at University of Yaoundé
  • Luc de la Corne, son of Jean-Louis de La Corne de Chaptes
  • Luc Wylder, American producer, director
  • Luc Housse, Luxembourgish politician that served as Mayor of Luxembourg City between 1918 and 1920
  • Luc Ayang, Cameroonian politician
  • Luc Sante, writer and critic
  • Luc Court, Société des Anc
  • Luc Cromheecke, Belgian comics artist best
  • Luc Bertrand, Belgian businessman
  • Luc Willame, Belgian businessman,
  • Luc Boltanski, French sociologist
  • Luc van Hove, Belgian composer
  • Luc Barthelet, was executive director at Wolfram Alpha
  • Luc Dufour, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Luc Chatel, French politician born on August 15, 1964
  • Luc Delahaye, French photographer
  • Luc Luycx, designer of the common side of the euro coins
  • Luc Anselin, is one of the principal developers of the field of spatial econometrics
  • Luc Bradet, Canadian pair skater
  • Luc Montagnier, French virologist and joint recipient with and of the 2008 Nobel Prize
  • Luc Besson, French film director, screenwriter, and producer
  • Luc Ferrari, French composer of Italian heritage and pioneer
  • Luc Longley, Australian professional basketball coach and former player
  • Luc Tuymans, Belgian artist who lives and works in Antwerp
  • Luc Jouret, Belgian religious group leader in Switzerland
  • Luc Letellier de St-Just, Canadian politician
  • Luc Robitaille, Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player
  • Luc van Acker, Belgian singer, songwriter, and music producer
  • Luc Alphand, former World Cup alpine ski racer from France
  • Luc Jacquet, French film director and screenwriter
  • Luc Van Lierde, former athlete from Belgium
  • Luc Guindon, Justice of the peace and former politician
  • Luc Bourdon, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Luc Leblanc, retired French professional cyclist
  • Luc Nilis, former Belgian football striker
  • Luc Étienne, French writer and a proponent of 'pataphysics
  • Luc Ferry, French philosopher and politician
  • Luc Harvey, Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Louis-Hébert
  • Luc Malo, Member of Parliament for the riding of Verchères—Les Patriotes
  • Luc Poirier, Canadian retired professional wrestler
  • Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and film director
  • Luc Van den Brande, Flemish politician
  • Luc Mbah a Moute, Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association

Comments :

Most people do not know how to pronounce Luc in the midwest. They pronounce it Luck. Or call him by his middle name Anthony - Brenda

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
  4. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  5. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
  6. Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
  7. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
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