Luz (name)

Luz is a Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name and surname, meaning light. The given name is shortened from Nossa Senhora Da Luz, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Light".[1]

People

Given name

Nickname

  • Luz Long (1913–1943), German long jumper

Other

Surname

Fictional characters

  • Luz Avalos, a character in the Saints Row franchise
  • Luz Benedict, older sister of "Bick" Benedict in Edna Ferber's 1952 novel and 1956 film Giant
  • Luz Noceda, protagonist of the 2020 American animated series The Owl House
  • Luz "Lucita" Perez, a deaf character who uses cochclear implants from the 2024 American animated show Primos

See also

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Luz". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2017-11-27.