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

Other Uses

• Low Orbit Ion Cannon, a network stress testing application

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