Given name
Jean-Luc
“John”·“Luke”
Jean-Luc is a masculine given name. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jean-Luc is built from elements meaning “John” and “Luke”.
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Jean-Luc’s family of names
In French usage, Jean-Luc shares a linguistic root with the Italian form GIANLUCA. In French usage, Jean-Luc has a conventional equivalent in the English form GIANLUCA.
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jean-Luc
- Jean-Luc GodardFrench and Swiss film director (1930–2022)
- Jean-Luc MélenchonFrench left-wing populist politician (born 1951)
- Jean-Luc DehaenePrime Minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999 (1940–2014)
- Jean-Luc NancyFrench philosopher (1940–2021)
- Jean-Luc BilodeauCanadian actorborn 1990
- Jean-Luc MarionFrench philosopher (born 1946)
- Jean-Luc EttoriFrench football player and manager (born 1955)
- Jean-Lucien Savi de TovéTogolese politicianborn 1939
- Jean-Luc PontyFrench jazz violinist and composerborn 1942
Characters named Jean-Luc: Jean-Luc Picard (fictional Star Trek character).
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