Luce (name)
Encyclopedia
Luce is an American
, English
, Irish
, Scottish
, Welsh
, French
and Italian surname
. Luce is also a French and Italian feminine given name
, variant of Lucia and Lucy
. Meaning light.
The English Luce surname is taken from the Norman language
that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy
based on Latin male personal name Lucius
. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th Century. Alternative spellings and related names are: Luci, Lucy, Lucey, Lucie, Lucia, Luke.
Luce can refer to:
United States
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, English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
, Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
, Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
, Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
, French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
and Italian surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. Luce is also a French and Italian feminine given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, variant of Lucia and Lucy
Lucy
Lucy is an English and French feminine given name derived from Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning as of light . Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie...
. Meaning light.
The English Luce surname is taken from the Norman language
Norman language
Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...
that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
based on Latin male personal name Lucius
Lucius
Lucius is a male given name derived from Lucius , one of the small group of common Latin forenames found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from latin word Lux Lucius (Greek: Λούκιος/Loukios, Etruscan: Luvcie) is a male given name derived from Lucius (abbreviated L.), one of the small...
. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th Century. Alternative spellings and related names are: Luci, Lucy, Lucey, Lucie, Lucia, Luke.
Luce can refer to:
Given Name
As a given name, Luce can refer to:- Luce Caponegro, Italian actress and TV presenter and a former pornographic actress, best known under the stage name Selen
- Luce De GastLuce De GastLuce de Gast born c. 1190, lord of the castle of Gast, near Salisbury; reputed author of the first part of the French poem, Tristan.It has been suggested that 'Gast' is Gastard in Wiltshire.-Notes:...
, Lord of the castle of Gast - Luce DufaultLuce DufaultLuce Dufault is a French-Canadian singer born on August 19, 1966, in Orleans, Ontario. She played in two musicals from Luc Plamondon, La Légende de Jimmy and Starmania....
, a French-Canadian singer - Luce FabbriLuce FabbriLuce Fabbri was an Italian anarchist writer, publisher and daughter of Luigi Fabbri.She was born in Rome and studied literature in Bologna. Fabbri left Italy illegally to be reunited with her exiled parents in Paris and joined them after their expulsion from France to Belgium and finally to...
, Italian anarchist writer - Luce IrigarayLuce IrigarayLuce Irigaray is a Belgian feminist, philosopher, linguist, psychoanalyst, sociologist and cultural theorist. She is best known for her works Speculum of the Other Woman and This Sex Which Is Not One .-Biography:...
, Belgian feminist, philosopher, linguist, psychoanalytic, sociologist and cultural theorist
Surname
As a surname, Luce can refer to:- A. A. LuceA. A. LuceArthur Aston Luce MC was professor of philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin and also Precentor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin . Throughout his life he held many clerical appointments and was Vice-Provost of Trinity from 1946-1952. He was widely known as an authority on the philosopher George...
, Irish academic and cleric - Albert LuceAlbert LuceAlbert L. Luce was an American industrialist. He is best known for founding the Blue Bird Body Company, a bus and recreational vehicle manufacturer now known as Blue-Bird Corporation which is now one of three major large school bus manufacturers in North America.-Biography:Albert L...
, American industrialist - Claire Luce, American actress and dancer.
- Clare Boothe LuceClare Boothe LuceClare Boothe Luce was an American playwright, editor, journalist, ambassador, socialite and U.S. Congresswoman, representing the state of Connecticut.-Early life:...
, playwright and politician, wife of Henry Luce - Cyrus G. LuceCyrus G. LuceCyrus Gray Luce was the 21st Governor of the US state of Michigan.-Early life in Ohio and Indiana:Luce was born in Windsor, Ashtabula County, Ohio. His father, a veteran of the War of 1812 from Tolland, Connecticut, settled in the Connecticut Western Reserve after the war...
, former governor of the U.S. state of Michigan - Damien LuceDamien LuceDamien Luce is a French pianist, actor, and writer. He studied with Billy Eidi at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris and with Herbert Stessin at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He also studied chamber music with Bruce Brubaker, Harvey Shapiro and Andre Emilianov, conducting with...
, French pianist - David LuceDavid LuceAdmiral Sir John David Luce GCB, DSO & Bar, OBE was First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy. He was the son of Admiral John Luce.-Naval career:David Luce joined the Royal Navy in 1919 and chose to become a submariner....
, British Admiral and First Sea Lord of the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. - Derrel LuceDerrel LuceDerrel Joe Luce is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Baltimore Colts, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Detroit Lions....
, American football linebacker - Don LuceDon LuceDonald Harold Luce is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres from 1969 to 1982...
, Canadian hockey player - R. Duncan LuceR. Duncan LuceRobert Duncan Luce is the Distinguished Research Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of California, Irvine.Luce received a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1945, and PhD in Mathematics from the same university in 1950...
, American mathematician and psychologist - Edward LuceEdward LuceEdward Luce is the Washington bureau chief of the Financial Times, London. Earlier he was their South Asia Bureau Chief based at New Delhi. He is married to Priya Basu...
, British journalist - Edwin John LuceEdwin John LuceEdwin John Luce was a writer and journalist in Jèrriais, the Norman language of Jersey. He was known to his friends as Jock Luce, and wrote under the pen name of Élie....
, British writer and journalist in JèrriaisJèrriaisJèrriais is the form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, off the coast of France. It has been in decline over the past century as English has increasingly become the language of education, commerce and administration...
, the Norman languageNorman languageNorman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...
of JerseyJerseyJersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and... - Gordon H. Luce, an English scholar of Burma
- Henry LuceHenry LuceHenry Robinson Luce was an influential American publisher. He launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading habits of upscale Americans...
, co-founder and editor of Time Magazine, philanthropist - John Luce, Scottish bishop of Dunkeld
- John V. LuceJohn V. LuceJohn Victor Luce was an Irish classicist, former professor and emeritus Fellow of Classics at Trinity College, Dublin. He was also the College Orator between 1971 and 2005....
, Irish classicist - Lew LuceLew LuceLlewellyn Attsett Luce, Jr. was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins...
, American football running back - Maximilien LuceMaximilien LuceMaximilien Luce was a French Neo-impressionist artist. A printmaker, painter, and anarchist, Luce is best known for his pointillist canvases. He grew up in the working class Montparnasse, and became a painter of landscapes and urban scenes which frequently emphasize the activities of people at work...
, French painter - Mike Luce, American drummer
- Moses A. LuceMoses A. LuceMoses Augustine Luce was a Sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. He went on to become a leading lawyer, Judge and businessman in early San Diego, where he founded the prominent law firm Luce, Forward, Hamilton &...
, American Sergeant in the Union Army - Renan LuceRenan LuceRenan Luce is a French singer and songwriter. His songs are inspired by the 20th century singer and songwriter Georges Brassens and depict everyday life with a dose of humour and poetry.- Biography and musical career :...
, a French singer and songwriter - Richard Luce, Baron LuceRichard Luce, Baron LuceRichard Napier Luce, Baron Luce, was Lord Chamberlain to HM The Queen from 2000 to 2006, and was previously Governor of Gibraltar and a Conservative Member of Parliament and Government Minister.-Early career:...
, British politician - Richard Luce, American artist
- Robert LuceRobert LuceRobert Luce was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Auburn, Maine, Luce attended the public schools of Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, and Somerville, Massachusetts...
, American politician - Ron LuceRon LuceRonald Allen “Ron” Luce is the co-founder and president of Teen Mania Ministries located in Garden Valley, Texas. Together with his wife Katie, Ron founded Teen Mania in 1986 in his van. The ministry has expanded greatly and has become influential within today's Christian youth culture...
, American evangelist - Stanford Leonard LuceStanford LuceStanford Leonard Luce Jr is well known for his work on Louis-Ferdinand Céline and his English translations of Jules Verne books, especially The Kip Brothers which he was the first to translate into English 105 years after the novel was written.-Biography:Luce was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the...
, a translator of Jules Verne and Louis-Ferdinand Céline - Stephen LuceStephen LuceStephen Bleecker Luce was a U.S. Navy admiral. He was the founder and first president of the Naval War College, between 1884 and 1886.-Biography:...
, U.S. Navy admiral
See also
- LucyLucyLucy is an English and French feminine given name derived from Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning as of light . Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie...
- LuciLuciLuci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius...
- Lucia or LúciaLúciaLúcia is a Portuguese language given name, and may refer to:* Lúcia Machado de Almeida, Brazilian writer* Lúcia Moniz, singer and actress born on November 9, 1976 in Lisbon, Portugal* Lúcia Santos, Roman Catholic Carmelite nun...
- LucieLucieLucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Lucie may refer to:-First name:* Lucie Ahl, British former tennis player* Lucie Arnaz, American actress* Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance...
- LuceyLuceyLucey is an Irish, an American and a Canadian surname.Lucey has two distinct possible origins: of Norman origins derived from Latin personal name Lucius; of Gaelic origins derived from Old Gaelic Ó Luasaigh, anciently Mac Cluasaigh. Alternative spellings are: Lucy, Lucie, Luci, Luce...
- LukeLukeLuke is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname.The name Luke is derived from the Latin name , from an Ancient Greek , meaning "man from Lucania". The earliest known recording of the name is from the Bible, The Gospel of Luke, which was written around AD 70 to 90, and it is from here...
- Leicht (surname)Leicht (surname)*Stephen Leicht is an American stock car driver*Jacob Leicht was an American football halfback and defensive back for the Baltimore Colts-See also:...
- German surname - Leight (surname)Leight (surname)Leight is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:*Aaron Leight, kickboxing expert, fought at the K-1 Challenge 2005 Xplosion X*Larry and Dennis Leight, founders of Oliver Peoples, a manufacturer of eyewear...
- variation of Light - Light (surname)Light (surname)Light is a surname of English language.Light may refer to:*Alan Light , US journalist and music reviewer*Bill Light & Billy Light - see William Light *Douglas Light Light is a surname of English language.Light may refer to:*Alan Light (fl. 1990s-present), US journalist and music reviewer*Bill Light...
- English surname - Lyght (surname)- varition of Light
- Licht (surname)Licht (surname)Licht is a surname of German language, meaning light.Licht may refer to:*Alan Licht is an American guitarist.*Frank Licht was 67th Governor of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1973....
- variation of Leicht - Lite - variation of Lyte
- Luce (name) - French surname
- LuciLuciLuci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius...
- Italian given name and surname - Luz (surname)Luz (surname)Luz is a surname of Portuguese language, meaning light.It may refer to:*Adriano Barbosa Miranda da Luz, real name of Néné, Cape Verdean footballer*Aluísio Francisco da Luz, real name of Índio, Brazilian footballer*Arturo R...
- Spanish surname - Lyte (surname)Lyte (surname)*Christian Lyte , English cyclist*Claire Lyte, English tennis player and coach*Eliphalet Oram Lyte , American educator*Farnham Maxwell-Lyte , English chemist and photographic pioneer...
- English surname - Lyte (disambiguation)