Luc
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Origin of the name Luke:
The Middle English and Anglo-French form of Lucas. The name is borne in the Bible by one of the four evangelists, the author of the third Gospel, Luke, and the Acts of the Apostles. Lucas is an Ecclesiastic Late Latin name thought to be a derivative of Lucius, which is from the root lux (light). Alternatively, some believe the name is derived from the Ecclesiastic Greek Loukas, a contraction of Loukanos (man from Lucania).
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Luc Jacquet, film director who wrote and directed March of the Penguins
Luc Lemay, Canadian singer and guitarist
Luc Marquet, French volleyball player
Luc Tuymans, Belgian contemporary artist
Luc Ferrari, French avant-garde composer
Lucien James "Luc" Longley, Australian player in the NBA, playing for the Phoenix Suns
Luc Anselin, one of the principal developers of the field of spatial econometrics
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Global Popularity of the Name Luc
- #288 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #391 in Scotland
- #463 in Canada (Quebec)
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