Luce is an American, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French and Italian

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. It is also a French and Italian feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, variant of Lucia and

Lucy Lucy is an English language, English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings ar ...

, or masculine name, variant of Luc (given name). Meaning of

Luce is "light". The English Luce surname is taken from the

Norman language Norman or Norman French (, , Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a ''Langues d'oïl, langue d'oïl'' spoken in the historical region, historical and Cultural area, cultural region of Normandy. The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to des ...

that was Latin-based and derives from place names in

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

based on Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...

in the 11th century. Alternative spellings and related names are: Luci, Lucy, Lucey, Lucie, Lucia, Luke. Luce can refer to:

People

Given name

As a given name, Luce can refer to: * Luce (singer) (born 1990), real name Lucie Brunet, French singer, winner of ''Nouvelle Star'' in 2010 * Luce Caponegro (born 1966), Italian actress and TV presenter and a former pornographic actress, best known under the stage name Selen * Luce de Gast, Lord of the castle of Gast * Luce Dufault (born 1966), French-Canadian singer * Luce Eekman (1933–2025), French architect and actress * Luce Fabbri (1908–2000), Italian anarchist writer * Luce Irigaray (born 1930), Belgian feminist, philosopher, linguist, psychoanalytic, sociologist and cultural theorist

Surname

As a surname, Luce can refer to: * A. A. Luce (1882–1977), Irish academic and cleric * Albert Luce (1888–1962), American industrialist * Charles D. Luce (1820–1887), American politician * Clarence Sumner Luce (1852–1924), American architect * Claire Luce (1903–1989), American actress and dancer * Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987), American playwright and politician * Cyrus G. Luce (1824–1905), former governor of the U.S. state of Michigan * Damien Luce (born 1978), French pianist * David Luce (1906–1971), British Admiral and First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy * Derrel Luce (born 1952), American football linebacker * Don Luce (born 1948), Canadian hockey player * R. Duncan Luce (1925–2012), American mathematician and psychologist * Edward Luce (born 1968), British journalist * Edwin John Luce (1881–1918), British writer and journalist in Jèrriais, the Norman language of Jersey * Gordon H. Luce (1889–1979), an English scholar of Burma *

Henry Luce Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an American magazine magnate who founded ''Time'', ''Life'', '' Fortune'', and ''Sports Illustrated'' magazines. He has been called "the most influential private citizen in the Amer ...

(1898–1967), co-founder and editor of ''Time Magazine'', philanthropist * John Luce (disambiguation) * Kelly Luce, American writer * Lew Luce (1938–2020), American football running back * Maximilien Luce (1858–1941), French painter * Mike Luce, American drummer * Moses A. Luce (1842–1933), American Sergeant in the Union Army * Renan Luce (born 1980), a French singer and songwriter * Richard Luce (surgeon) (1867–1952) British medical doctor, army Major-General, MP for Derby * Richard Luce, Baron Luce (born 1936), British politician * Robert Luce (1862–1946), American politician * Ron Luce (born 1961), American evangelist * Stanford Luce (1923–2007), a translator of Jules Verne and Louis-Ferdinand Céline *

Stephen Luce Stephen Bleecker Luce (March 25, 1827 – July 28, 1917) was an admiral in the United States Navy. Regarded as one of the Navy's outstanding officers in many fields, including strategy, seamanship, education, and professional development, he found ...

(1827–1917), U.S. Navy admiral *

William Luce (colonial administrator) Sir William Henry Tucker Luce (25 August 1907 – 7 July 1977) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He served as the List of British colonial administrators of Aden, governor and commander-in-chief of Aden Colony, Aden from 1956 to ...

(1907–1977), British diplomat * William Luce (1931–2019), American dramatist

People

Given name

Surname

See also