Updated May 24, 2023

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Light
  • Spanish : Light

Girl name variations

Lucy
Lucie
Lucia
Luce
Lou
Lu
Luza
Luciana
Lucianna
Lucianne
Lucienne
Lucida
Lucile
Lucille
Lucette

How Popular Is The Name Luz

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish and Portuguese : religious byname from a title of the Virgin Mary, Spanish María de la Luz, Portuguese Maria da Luz ‘Mary of Light’ (from Latin lux, genitive lucis).
  • German : variant of Lutz.
  • Jewish (Israeli) : ornamental name from Hebrew luz ‘almond’, a translation of Mandel.

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