Loïc or Loick is a male personal
forename chiefly used in
Brittany
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, 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'' (as ''Bill'' or ''Liam'' is to ''
William
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''), with the
diminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...
ending ''ig'' (like ''Billy''). Bretons who do not speak Breton 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".
Another less well accepted derivation is from ''Loukas'', a
Greek name meaning "from
Lucania
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" (whose usual French form is ''Luc'' (see
Luke (name)
Luke is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname.
The name Luke is the English form and the diminutive of the Latin name . It is derived from the Latin name '' Lucius'', and it either means "the bright one" or "the one born at dawn," or ...
).
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Notable people with the name
Loïc
* Loïc Amisse, French football manager
* Loïc Bigois, French Formula One aerodynamicist
* Loïc Bruni, French downhill mountain bike racer
* Loïc Cloutier, Canadian soccer player
* Loïc Costerg, French bobsledder
* Loïc Courteau, French tennis player
* Loïc De Kergret, French volleyball player
* Loïc Druon, French footballer
* Loïc Duval, French race car driver
* Loïc Fauteux-Goulet, Canadian contestant in Series 7 of '' The Great Canadian Baking Show''
* 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 Meillard, Swiss alpine skier
* Loïc Négo, Hungarian football player
* Loïc Nottet, Belgian singer
* Loïc Perizzolo, Swiss racing cyclist
* Loïc Perrin, French football player
* Loïc Rémy, French football player
* Loïc Vergnaud, French para-cyclist
* Loïc Wacquant, French sociologist
Loick/Loïck
* Loick Ayina, Congolese footballer
* Loick Essien, English singer
* Loïck Peyron, French yachtsman
* Loick Pires, Portuguese footballer
* Loick Landre, French footballer
* Loïck Lespinasse, French footballer
* Loïck Luypaert, Belgian field hockey player
Loïk
* Loïk Le Floch-Prigent, manager
References
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Masculine given names
French masculine given names
Breton masculine given names