Loïc

Loïc or Loick, is a male personal forename chiefly used in Brittany, in western France, and in the Breton community in French-speaking countries.

Origins

Loïc is a Breton given name, based on Laou, a Breton diminutive of Gwilherm or Gwilhom (like Bill is a diminutive of William), with the diminutive ending ig (like Billy). Non-Breton speaking Bretons often think it is the Breton form of the name Louis.

In Provence, in southeastern France, many think that it actually is "the old Provençal form of Louis", in which case it means "Famed Warrior".[1]

Another 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

Loïc Amisse, French football manager, born in Nantes, in Brittany;
Loïc Bigois, French Formula One Aerodynamicist
Loïc Bruni, French downhill mountain bike racer
Loïc Costerg, French bobsledder
Loïc Courteau, French tennis player
Loïc Dachary, French programmer and pioneer of the GNU Project
Loïc De Kergret, French volleyball player, has a Breton family name,
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, has a Breton family name
Loïc Le Meur, French blogger, has a Breton family name,
Loïc Leferme, French diver
Loïc Loval, French football player
Loïc Lumbilla Kandja, French football player
Loïc Matile, French entomologist
Loic Meillard, Swiss alpine skier
Loïc Nottet, Belgian singer
Loïc Perizzolo, Swiss racing cyclist
Loïc Perrin, French football player
Loïc Rémy, French football player
Loïc Wacquant, French sociologist

Loick

Loick Essien, English singer

Loïk

Loïk Le Floch-Prigent, manager, born in Brittany,

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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 Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine

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[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 Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine