Name info: About the name Luc in particular | |
Group info: About Luke, the group of names with the same origin as Luc | Meaning/translation: | from Lucania |
Language of origin: | Old Greek |
Info about origin: | Lucania is a region in Southern Italy; its name maybe derives from Old Greek leucos (bright, white) |
| known from Saint Luke, the evangelist |
Words: | leucos = bright, white Old Greek |
Topics: | Geographic name, New Testament |
Variants' top ranks: | 1:Lucas Canada/BC 2016, 1:Luca Switzerland 1997, 1:Lukas Germany 1998, 1:Luka Slovenia 2023, 4:Luuk Netherlands 2015, 4:Lukás Czechia 2015, 5:Luc Belgium 2013, 7:Luke Ireland 2018, 13:Lukasz Poland 2012, 21:Lucca Brazil 2022 |
Somehow related to: | Lucano |
Old/original forms: | Loukas Old Greek, Lucas Latin |
Name variants: | Loek, Louka, Luc, Luca, Lucas, Lucca, Luka, Lukacs, Lukas, Lukás, Lukasz, Luke, Luuk, Luukas Sortable list Details |
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Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Luc | Series | Graph | Rankings |
Belgium prevalence | | 2013 5 |
France | | 2002 153 |
Netherlands | Graph | 2011 99, 2008 94 |
Switzerland | Graph | 2018 147, 2017 159, 2016 183, 2015 172, 2014 167, 1997 135 |
Switzerland/German | Graph | 2020 178, 2019 191, 2018 106, 2017 122, 2016 149, 2015 137, 2014 126, 2013 173 |
USA yearly | | 2002 929 |
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