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What does Luz mean?
Luz as a girls' name is pronounced looz. It is of Spanish and Latin origin, and the meaning of Luz is "light". Also (Armenian) "moon". Biblical: an early name of the town of Bethel. Also a reference to the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Light". Also form of Lucy.
STARTS WITH Lu-
Variations
VARIANTS Luzelena, Luzette, Luziana
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARY Mal, May▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Luz Madeline (L.M.), ..
How popular is Luz?
Luz is a very prominent first name for women (#350 out of 4276, Top 8%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#15796 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Luz reached its top rank of #464 in the U.S. in the year 1999, and is presently at #1003. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Luz (#1003 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Lucinda (#1628), Lucy (#51), Mary (#126) and May (#1645). These forms of Luz were favored a century ago (MEDIAN #332) and have become much less widespread since (#890, ▼94.7%).
Similar Names
Luz is pronounced similarly to Lace, Lies, Lis, Lise, Liz▼, Lize, Lizz, Lois▼, Luce, Luise, Lys, Lyse, Lyz and Lyzz. Another suggested similar-sounding name is Lu▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Luz.
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