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.

Luc Rank in US Top 1000

# 931 in the US

Luc Popularity

• 1504 Nameberry 2024
• 65 Germany 2017

20 Names Similar to Luc

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Luc.

• Olivier
• Ilya
• Nikos
• Luce
• Henri
• Didier
• Laurent
• Taj
• Aurélien
• Mathis
• Étienne
• Alessio
• Sander
• Thierry
• Becker
• Aurel
• Lucien
• Amedeo
• Troy
• Chevy

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

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