JeanLuc

JeanLuc is a masculine given name of French origin. It is typically written as Jean-Luc, a compound of two given names: Jean, meaning John, and Luc, meaning Luke. The combination has long been popular in French-speaking regions and among families with French heritage.

In francophone countries such as France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada, especially Quebec, Jean-Luc is a common first name. The hyphenated form Jean-Luc is standard in formal writing, while some non-French contexts may spell it without a hyphen or render it as JeanLuc in branding or informal use. The name is usually pronounced roughly as “zhahn luhk.”

Notable bearers and fictional characters include the film director Jean-Luc Godard (1930–2022), the Star Trek captain Jean-Luc Picard, the actor Jean-Luc Bilodeau (born 1990), the industrialist Jean-Luc Lagardère (1928–2003), the politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon (born 1951), and the philosopher Jean-Luc Marion (born 1946).

Variants include the unhyphenated form in certain official documents in some jurisdictions, and Anglicized forms such as John Luke in English contexts. See also: Jean-Luc (disambiguation).