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", 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

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ Babynamer.com