Old Irish origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “one who serves the god Lugus”
From Old Irish Lugaid, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ (lugudeccas), from Proto-Celtic *Lugudeks (“one who serves the god Lugus”) from *Lugus + *dekos (“honor”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱos (“that which is proper”). Compare Gaulish Lucudeca.
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- Wiktionary: LughaidhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: LughaidhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: LughaidhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
