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Loïc or Loick is a male personal forename chiefly used in Brittany, in western France, and in the Breton community in French-speaking countries.

GenderMale
LanguageFrench
Word/nameFrench
Meaning"Famed warrior" or "loot bringer"
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Loïc
GenderMale
LanguageFrench
Origin
Word/nameFrench
Meaning"Famed warrior" or "loot bringer"
Region of originFrance, Belgium, Quebec and francophone Africa
Other names
Related namesLouis, Clovis, Lewis, Ludovico, Luigi, Luis, Ludvig, Ludwig, Lodewijk, Lodewyk, Alois, Lowic
See alsoLothar
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Origins

Loïc is a Breton given name, based on Laou, a Breton diminutive of Gwilherm or Gwilhom (as Bill or Liam is to William), with the diminutive 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",[citation needed] in which case it means "famed warrior".[1]

Another less well accepted derivation is from Loukas, a Greek name meaning "from Lucania" (whose usual French form is Luc (see Luke (name)).[2]

Notable people with the name

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